Medium severity · published Aug 29, 2026
CVE-2026-82449
Cockpit CMS before 2.14.1 Account Enumeration via Auth Timing
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
cockpit · cockpit-hq
before 2.14.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82449
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82449
github.com
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit
github.com
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/blob/2.14.0/modules/App/Controller/Auth.php
github.com
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/commit/5d65ae7b63a261a63e8809e5fba857ef3eadb2ac
link.mateocallec.com
https://link.mateocallec.com/MFC-2026-001
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-before-2.14.1-account-enumeration-via-auth-timing
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