CVE-2026-105217 Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 Disabled TLS Verification via cron.php
Man-in-the-middle attackers can steal worker tokens due to disabled TLS verification in cron.php, potentially taking over the web worker.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-105217?
CVE-2026-105217 is a low-severity vulnerability in cockpit-hq cockpit, published on 4 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-105217?
How do I fix CVE-2026-105217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-105217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-105217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-105217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gf3-cfh5-c772.