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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-38993

Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is vulnerable to directory traversal via the Buckets component.

Published Apr 29, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 15, 2026 · Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-38993. EPSS is 0.96%. Act only if a listed version of Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.96%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record

Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is vulnerable to directory traversal via the Buckets component. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary locations within the uploads directory or overwrite assets with malicious versions.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated named in the record<= 2.13.5

How to fix CVE-2026-38993

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-38993. EPSS is 0.96%. Act only if a listed version of Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 2.13.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.96%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 29, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is vulnerable to directory traversal via the Buckets component. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary locations within the uploads directory or overwrite assets with malicious versions.

  2. Jul 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is vulnerable to directory traversal via the Buckets component. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary locations within the uploads directory or overwrite assets with malicious versions.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-38993

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-38993

    30-day exploitation probability 1.0%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-38993

    Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is vulnerable to directory traversal via the Buckets component. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary locations within the uploads directory or overwrite assets with malicious versions.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.