CVE-2026-82449: Observable Timing Discrepancy in cockpit-hq cockpit
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.
CVE-2026-82449: Observable Timing Discrepancy in cockpit-hq cockpit
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 v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-29T11:37:30.208Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a92cf1eacd9273b49be6495
Added to database: 08/29/2026, 12:22:54 UTC
Last updated: 08/29/2026, 12:22:54 UTC
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