---
id: CVE-2026-105217
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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
  p…
severity: low
cvss: 3.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-295
vendor: cockpit-hq
product: cockpit
affected:
  - cockpit >= 2.12.0 < 2.14.1
published: '2026-10-04'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T15:25:00.650'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105217'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/blob/2.14.0/cron.php#L70-L102'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/commit/c611492adc17362578faa97f9c30b41e6c16e040
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/issues/318'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-2.12.0-before-2.14.1-disabled-tls-verification-via-cron-php
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-105217.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-105217'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2545676'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105217'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105217'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00103
epssPercentile: 0.00943
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-05T13:16:26.404544Z'
scores:
  nvd: 3.1
  vendor: 3.7
ingestedAt: '2026-10-04T18:02:47.902Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · updated 2026-10-04 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-105217.json)