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01 Record

CVE-2026-91203

Cockpit-files: cockpit-files: arbitrary file ownership and permission modification via symlink race condition

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base score6.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

02 Description

Cockpit-files: cockpit-files: arbitrary file ownership and permission modification via symlink race condition

03 Exploitation and scoring

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
0.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 1.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-22.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. 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
2026-09-18 19:21Z1 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-10-16 12:19Z12 DAYS AGO
Reserved
2026-09-14
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.0)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-363Race Condition Enabling Link FollowingBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
0cd6a143ef251bc8afff24e03aa471c77a9f264ee4516a3045c28a6b3c8b2929

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10Not specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9Not specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 14

  • cockpit-files
    Fixed in 45-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

  • cockpit-files
    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-files
    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.