Cockpit-HQ CMS up to 2.6.0 Asset Upload unrestricted upload
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.1 | $0-$5k | 0.40 |
Summary
A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Cockpit-HQ CMS up to 2.6.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Asset Upload. The manipulation results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-72557. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cockpit-HQ CMS up to 2.6.0. Affected is an unknown part of the component Asset Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Cockpit CMS 2.6.0 allows authenticated users to upload files of any extension including PHP scripts via the asset upload endpoint. The allowed_uploads configuration defaults to wildcard (*) and uploaded files are stored in a web-accessible directory. An attacker with any authenticated account can upload a PHP webshell and execute arbitrary OS commands on the server.
The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-72557 since 08/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/11/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1608.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
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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Product
Type
Vendor
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploiting
Class: Unrestricted uploadCWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/10/2026 CVE reserved08/11/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/11/2026 VulDB entry created
08/11/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-72557 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-72557
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-388062
Entry
Created: 08/11/2026 13:46Changes: 08/11/2026 13:46 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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