VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-76235

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.61%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-19
Last modified2026-08-25
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A memory leak flaw was found in cockpit-ws. The login page handler leaks a heap allocation on every unauthenticated request that carries a CockpitLang cookie, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to exhaust memory on the host and cause a denial of service.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-401

Primary references