CVE-2026-4631
Cockpit: cockpit: unauthenticated remote code execution due to ssh command-line argument injection
02 Description
Cockpit: cockpit: unauthenticated remote code execution due to ssh command-line argument injection
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 15.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.
- Red Hat severity
- Critical. 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-04-07 16:30Z6 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-15 18:54Z13 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-03-23
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- b56af02010746a33de31739c6ff9c29e9ff285fde1ae791417dc34b75f25506b
05 Affected products
06 References
- access.redhat.comRHBA-2026:21387https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2026:21387
- access.redhat.comRHBA-2026:21388https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2026:21388
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:7381https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7381
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:7382https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7382
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:7383https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7383
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:7384https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7384
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4631
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2450246https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450246
- github.comhttps://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/security/advisories/GHSA-m4gv-x78h-3427
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/10/5
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4631.json
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 9
- cockpit Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-bridge Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-doc Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-packagekit Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-storaged Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-system Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-ws Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-ws-selinux Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 10
- cockpit-bridge Fixed in 344-3.el10_1
- cockpit-doc Fixed in 344-3.el10_1
- cockpit-packagekit Fixed in 344-3.el10_1
- cockpit-storaged Fixed in 344-3.el10_1
- cockpit-system Fixed in 344-3.el10_1
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- cockpit Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-bridge Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-doc Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-packagekit Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-storaged Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-system Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-ws Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
- cockpit-ws-selinux Fixed in 344-2.el9_7
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 10
- cockpit-bridge Fixed in 344-3.el10_1
- cockpit-doc Fixed in 344-3.el10_1
- cockpit-packagekit Fixed in 344-3.el10_1
- cockpit-storaged Fixed in 344-3.el10_1
- cockpit-system Fixed in 344-3.el10_1
Derived from AlmaLinux 10. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 10 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- cockpit Fixed in 337-1+deb13u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- cockpit Fixed in 360-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- cockpit No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- cockpit No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- cockpit No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- cockpit No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- cockpit No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- cockpit No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- cockpit No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.