---
id: CVE-2026-105217
title: >-
  Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 disables TLS certificate verification in the
  cron.php web worker restart request, allowing network attackers to capture the
  worker token
summary: >-
  Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 disables TLS certificate verification in the
  cron.php web worker restart request, allowing network attackers to capture the
  worker token. Man-in-the-middle attackers on the outbound path to site_url can
  p…
severity: low
cvss: 3.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-295
vendor: cockpit-hq
product: cockpit
affected:
  - cockpit >= 2.12.0 < 2.14.1
published: '2026-10-04'
updated: '2026-10-04'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-04T18:16:34.433'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105217'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/blob/2.14.0/cron.php#L70-L102'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/commit/c611492adc17362578faa97f9c30b41e6c16e040
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/issues/318'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-2.12.0-before-2.14.1-disabled-tls-verification-via-cron-php
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-04T18:02:47.902Z'
---

## Overview

Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 disables TLS certificate verification in the cron.php web worker restart request, allowing network attackers to capture the worker token. Man-in-the-middle attackers on the outbound path to site_url can present any certificate to steal the worker/web/token value and start the web worker.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.