CVE-2026-72557
An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Cockpit CMS 2.6.0 allows authenticated users to upload files of any extension including PHP scripts via the asset upload endpoint. The allowed_uploads configuration defaults to wildcard (*) and uploaded files are stored in a web-accessible directory. An attacker with any authenticated account can upload a PHP webshell and execute arbitrary OS commands on the server.
- Affected products
- Cockpit Cms
- Fix
- Available
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGH
- EPSS
- 0.3% (26th percentile)
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- NVD status
- Received
- Published
- 2026-08-11
CVE-2026-72557 at NVD
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