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.
History

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Cockpit-hq
Cockpit-hq cockpit
Vendors & Products Cockpit-hq
Cockpit-hq cockpit

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Description 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.
Title Cockpit CMS before 2.14.1 Account Enumeration via Auth Timing
Weaknesses CWE-208
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-08-29T12:05:35.516Z

Updated: 2026-08-31T18:53:09.169Z

Reserved: 2026-08-29T11:37:30.208Z

Link: CVE-2026-82449

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-31T16:34:06.568Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-29T13:16:39.030

Modified: 2026-08-31T20:56:08.800

Link: CVE-2026-82449

cve-icon Redhat

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