CVE-2024-2947VulnerabilityPublished 28 Mar 2024Updated 20 Nov 2025

CVE-2024-2947: cockpit · Command Injection

Affects cockpitSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.3High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 67% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Local: The vulnerable component is not bound to the network stack and the attacker’s path is via read/write/execute capabilities. Either: the attacker exploits the vulnerability by accessing the target system locally (e.g., keyboard, console), or remotely (e.g., SSH); or the attacker relies on User Interaction by another person to perform actions required to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., tricking a legitimate user into opening a malicious document).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Mar 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Fedorafedora/cockpit`pkg:rpm/fedora/cockpit`Other threats	Affected =270	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-2947, organizations should: 1) Apply patches or updates from Cockpit maintainers as soon as they become available to address the input sanitization flaw. 2) Restrict access to the Cockpit web interface to trusted administrators only, using network segmentation and firewall rules. 3) Enforce the principle of least privilege by limiting user permissions within Cockpit, preventing unprivileged users from deleting sosreports or performing sensitive actions. 4) Implement input validation and sanitization controls on any custom integrations or scripts interacting with Cockpit to prevent injection of malicious commands. 5) Monitor system logs and Cockpit audit trails for unusual sosreport deletion attempts or command execution patterns. 6) Educate users about the risks of interacting with suspicious filenames or links within the management interface. 7) Consider disabling sosreport deletion via the web interface if not required or restricting it to command-line operations with stricter controls. These measures, combined with timely patching, will reduce the risk of exploitation and limit potential damage.

Description

A flaw was found in Cockpit. Deleting a sosreport with a crafted name via the Cockpit web interface can lead to a command injection vulnerability, resulting in privilege escalation. This issue affects Cockpit versions 270 and newer.

Impact

The impact of CVE-2024-2947 is substantial for organizations using Cockpit for server management. Successful exploitation allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems, leading to full privilege escalation. This can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification or deletion of critical files, disruption of system operations, and potential lateral movement within networks. The compromise of system integrity and availability can affect business continuity and lead to data breaches or service outages. Since Cockpit is often used in enterprise environments, cloud infrastructures, and data centers, the vulnerability poses a risk to critical IT infrastructure worldwide. Organizations with multi-tenant environments or those managing large fleets of Linux servers are particularly vulnerable. The requirement for local access and user interaction somewhat limits remote exploitation but does not eliminate the threat, especially in environments where multiple users have access or where attackers can trick legitimate users into performing actions. The absence of known exploits in the wild provides a window for proactive mitigation before widespread attacks occur.

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