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CVE-2026-105217: Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 Disabled TLS Verification via cron.php

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-04 · updated 2026-10-06
• Weakness: CWE-295

Description

Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 disables TLS certificate verification in the cron.php web worker restart request, allowing network attackers to capture the worker token. Man-in-the-middle attackers on the outbound path to site_url can present any certificate to steal the worker/web/token value and start the web worker.

Affected products

• cockpit-hq/cockpit: from 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 — fixed in 2.14.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: cockpit-hq/cockpit 2.14.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit
• https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/blob/2.14.0/cron.php#L70-L102
• https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/commit/c611492adc17362578faa97f9c30b41e6c16e040
• https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/issues/318
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-2.12.0-before-2.14.1-disabled-tls-verification-via-cron-php

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