CVE-2026-91147

Cockpit: cockpit: denial of service in `cockpit-ws` due to url-root handling without a trailing slash

Published Sep 18, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in `cockpit-ws`. This vulnerability allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a specially crafted request. When the `WebService.UrlRoot` is configured and a request is made to the exact URL-root prefix without a trailing slash, `cockpit-ws` can terminate unexpectedly. This issue leads to the unavailability of the Cockpit web service.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

A code fix is being pursued for the affected streams. Until updated packages are available, avoid configuring a non-empty [WebService] UrlRoot in cockpit-ws where feasible. If a non-empty UrlRoot is required, configure the front-end proxy or TLS terminator in front of cockpit-ws to rewrite or redirect requests for the exact configured prefix (for example, /cockpit) to the trailing-slash form (for example, /cockpit/) before forwarding them, so the exact-prefix request never reaches cockpit-ws unnormalized. Deployments whose front end already normalizes or redirects such requests are not exposed through that route.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.3
References
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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
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First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
References
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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Redhat openshift Dev Spaces
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Dev Spaces
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Description A flaw was found in `cockpit-ws`. This vulnerability allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a specially crafted request. When the `WebService.UrlRoot` is configured and a request is made to the exact URL-root prefix without a trailing slash, `cockpit-ws` can terminate unexpectedly. This issue leads to the unavailability of the Cockpit web service.
Title Cockpit: cockpit: denial of service in `cockpit-ws` due to url-root handling without a trailing slash
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift Devspaces
Weaknesses CWE-617
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift Devspaces
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 11, 2026, 7:09 PM
Reserved
Sep 14, 2026, 8:35 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 18, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 7:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 18, 2026, 4:29 PM