CVE-2026-38993

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 55.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-15.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-04-29 00:00Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-15 01:02Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-06

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a2f6b9cd86d132489cb38866754db6d6ad45d685fe921dce81d94458f6274311

• github.comhttps://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/releases/tag/2.14.0
• felsec.comhttps://felsec.com/posts/cockpit-cms-2.13.5-multi-vulns/
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-38993vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2463843https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463843issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-38993.jsonx_sadp-csaf-vex