Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: cockpit bug fix and enhancement update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade Red Hat to 9.9 as a priority.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.9
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Red Hat to 9.9.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Product Security Red Hat | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released official updates for Cockpit in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 and its extended support versions. Users should apply these updates promptly to remediate the vulnerabilities. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the provided patches.
Description
Red Hat has issued a bug fix advisory for Cockpit, a web-based server administration tool for GNU/Linux. The update addresses critical vulnerabilities including unauthenticated remote code execution via SSH command-line argument injection and arbitrary code execution through lodash template imports. These flaws affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 and related extended support versions across multiple architectures. The advisory provides updated packages to remediate these issues.