CVE-2026-82449Cockpit CMS before 2.14.1 Account Enumeration via Auth Timing
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Cockpit CMS before 2.14.1 contains an account enumeration vulnerability in the auth check endpoint due to timing discrepancies in password verification. Attackers can measure response times across multiple requests to determine which accounts exist by observing that existing accounts trigger bcrypt verification while non-existent accounts return immediately.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-208
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
cockpit-hq cockpit cockpit_hq:cockpit (from the name) | before 2.14.1; 2.14.1 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/commit/5d65ae7b63a261a63e8809e5fba857ef3eadb2acpatch
- https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpitproduct
- https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/blob/2.14.0/modules/App/Controller/Auth.phptechnical-description
- https://link.mateocallec.com/MFC-2026-001third-party-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-before-2.14.1-account-enumeration-via-auth-timingthird-party-advisory
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