VDB-360158 · CVE-2026-38992 · GCVE-0-2026-38992

Cockpit up to 2.13.5 Endpoint func privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Cockpit up to 2.13.5. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument func leads to Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-38992. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cockpit up to 2.13.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument func with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cockpit v2.13.5 and earlier is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via the filter parameter within multiple endpoints. This vulnerability allows an attacker to run system commands on the underlying infrastructure via the MongoLite $func operator.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-38992 since 04/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/29/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Name

Cockpit

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/06/2026 CVE reserved
04/29/2026 +23 days Advisory disclosed
04/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-38992 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-38992
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-360158

Entryinfo

Created: 04/29/2026 16:53
Changes: 04/29/2026 16:53 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103