CVE-2026-73680

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.

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

2.80% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 86.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.7 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-26.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2026-08-14 19:56Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-01 15:20Z27 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-13

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

70c8010a3da4649c8ce87d0d739021755a6cddbef3ba0ca28865c69a5960cb65

• github.comProduct Repositoryhttps://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpitproduct
• link.mateocallec.comPublic Referencehttps://link.mateocallec.com/MFC-2026-002technical-description
• github.comPatch Commithttps://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/commit/28813596f57685f63d3a48f655e8e9bd2b535cabpatch
• www.vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-authenticated-command-injection-via-ffmpeg-filenamethird-party-advisory