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CVE-2026-91205 (GCVE-0-2026-91205)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-18 19:14 – Updated: 2026-11-11 12:59

Title

Cockpit-files: cockpit-files: local attacker can hijack file ownership via symlink race

Summary

A flaw was found in cockpit-files. A local unprivileged attacker can exploit a race condition during directory creation with owner assignment. By controlling a writable parent directory, the attacker can replace a newly created directory with a symbolic link (symlink) before the ownership change operation (chown) is applied. This allows the attacker to redirect the ownership change to an arbitrary file, potentially leading to information disclosure or unauthorized modification of sensitive files.

Severity

6 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-21 20:05 UTC

CWE

CWE-363 - Race Condition Enabling Link Following

Assigner

redhat CNA under the redhat root

CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1184 records in the last 180 days details

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84595	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95570	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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Impacted products

4 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	Unaffected: 0:36.1-1.el10_2 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	Unaffected: 0:43.1-1.el10_3 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.3
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Unaffected: 0:36.1-1.el9_8 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Unaffected: 0:43.1-1.el9_9 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream

Date Public

2026-09-18 16:33

Credits

This issue was discovered by AISLE Research and Found by AISLE in partnership with Red Hat.

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ALSA-2026:84595 (CVE-2026-91202)

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2026-10-19 00:00 – Updated: 2026-10-22 08:58 – Source website

Summary

Moderate: cockpit-files security update

Details

A filesystem browser for Cockpit

Security Fix(es):

cockpit-files: cockpit-files: Arbitrary file ownership change via symlink following in privileged paste (CVE-2026-91202)
cockpit-files: cockpit-files: Local attacker can hijack file ownership via symlink race (CVE-2026-91205)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

URL

Type

	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84595	ADVISORY
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91202	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91205	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2465834	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2466442	REPORT
	https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-84595.html	ADVISORY

JSON

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      },
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  "modified": "2026-10-22T08:58:01Z",
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ALSA-2026:95570 (CVE-2026-91202)

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2026-11-05 00:00 – Updated: 2026-11-05 23:07 – Source website

Summary

Moderate: cockpit-files security update

Details

A filesystem browser for Cockpit

Security Fix(es):

cockpit-files: cockpit-files: Arbitrary file ownership and permission modification via symlink race condition (CVE-2026-91203)
cockpit-files: cockpit-files: Arbitrary file ownership change via symlink following in privileged paste (CVE-2026-91202)
cockpit-files: cockpit-files: Local attacker can hijack file ownership via symlink race (CVE-2026-91205)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

URL

Type

	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95570	ADVISORY
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91202	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91203	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91205	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2465632	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2465834	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2466442	REPORT
	https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-95570.html	ADVISORY

JSON

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      },
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FKIE_CVE-2026-91205

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-18 20:17 - Updated: 2026-11-11 13:17

Severity

6.0 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84595
	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95570
	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98458
	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98566
	secalert@redhat.com	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91205
	secalert@redhat.com	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466442

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-5JJ9-V4XP-H5H5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-18 21:32 – Updated: 2026-11-11 15:30

Details

Severity

6.0 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Show details on source website

JSON

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  ],
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  "modified": "2026-11-11T15:30:42Z",
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RHSA-2026:84595

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-10-19 03:59 - Updated: 2026-11-11 19:08

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: cockpit-files security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

2 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-91205.

CVE-2026-91205

6.0 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Fixed: 2 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84595

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RHSA-2026:95570

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-11-05 14:28 - Updated: 2026-11-11 19:08

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: cockpit-files security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

3 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-91205.

CVE-2026-91205

6.0 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Fixed: 2 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95570

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RHSA-2026:98458

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-11-11 12:55 - Updated: 2026-11-11 19:08

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: cockpit-files security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

2 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-91205.

CVE-2026-91205

6.0 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Fixed: 2 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98458

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RHSA-2026:98566

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-11-11 11:30 - Updated: 2026-11-11 19:08

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: cockpit-files security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

3 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-91205.

CVE-2026-91205

6.0 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Fixed: 2 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98566

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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-91205 (CVE-2026-91205)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2026-09-18 20:17 – Updated: 2026-10-17 09:57 – Source website

Details

Severity

6.0 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-91205	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-91205	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466442	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91205	REPORT

JSON

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            "binary_version": "44-1"
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WID-SEC-W-2026-4376

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2026-11-05 23:00 - Updated: 2026-11-05 23:00

Summary

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (cockpit-files): Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Manipulation von Dateien

Severity

Mittel

Scope

3 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-91205.

CVE-2026-91205

Known affected: 4 products

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Vulnerability timeline

Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

Order JSON

How durations are calculated

Following the VTEM framework (Black Hat USA 2015), time to patch starts when the vendor or a coordinator was informed, total time to patch at discovery, and disclosure to patch at public disclosure; vendor response time runs from the report to its acknowledgement. Time to exploit and time unpatched start at the earliest discovery or report, falling back to public disclosure. Unpatched time ends at the first recorded patch, or the calculation time when no patch is recorded. Exploitation to patch shows the interval between those two events; a published proof of concept is a public exploit, not exploitation.

Each result shows its source dates. A negative interval means the end event came first; when date-only inputs leave the order open, the result says so. Date-only inputs are approximate. The earliest evidence wins: KEV report dates and sightings are labelled as such. Records describing another vulnerability are listed but never calculated from, and a PoC alone does not establish exploitation. Missing patch evidence does not prove that no patch exists. Filters below change the event list only.

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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.

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CVE-2026-91205 (GCVE-0-2026-91205)

ALSA-2026:84595 (CVE-2026-91202)

ALSA-2026:95570 (CVE-2026-91202)

FKIE_CVE-2026-91205

GHSA-5JJ9-V4XP-H5H5

RHSA-2026:84595

RHSA-2026:95570

RHSA-2026:98458

RHSA-2026:98566

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-91205 (CVE-2026-91205)

WID-SEC-W-2026-4376

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