CVE-2026-82449

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.3

Exploit probability—

ProductCockpit

PublishedAug 29, 2026

First seenAug 29, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-208CWE-208

How to fix

Update

cockpit-hq cockpit2.14.1 or later

Patches

github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/commit/5d65ae7b63a261a63e8809e5fba857ef3eadb2ac

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
cockpit-hq cockpit	v < 2.14.1	2.14.1

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