CVE-2026-82449 (GCVE-0-2026-82449)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-29 12:05 – Updated: 2026-08-31 18:53
VLAI
Title
Cockpit CMS before 2.14.1 Account Enumeration via Auth Timing
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-31 16:34 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-208 - Observable Timing Discrepancy
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
cockpit-hq cockpit Affected: 0 , < 2.14.1 (semver)
Unaffected: 2.14.1 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-06-27 00:00
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