Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Aug 19, 2026 12:44:55 UTC
CVE-2026-76235
A memory leak flaw was found in cockpit-ws. The login page handler leaks a heap allocation on every unauthenticated request that carries a CockpitLang cookie, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to exhaust memory on the host and cause a denial of service.
Base score7.5/ 10
SeverityHighCVSS 3.1
Exploitability / impact
CVSS metric breakdown
Base severityHigh
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Privileges requiredNonePR
User interactionNoneUI
ScopeUnchangedS
Confidentiality impactNoneC
Integrity impactNoneI
Availability impactHighA
CVSS vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.
Record context
CVE Numbering Authorityredhat
Last updatedNov 4, 2026 00:00:32 UTC
PublishedAug 19, 2026 12:44:55 UTC
ReservedAug 19, 2026 11:37:44 UTC
Credits
- Red Hat would like to thank Arpit Jain for reporting this issue.