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CVE-2026-91151

Cockpit: cockpit: local privilege escalation via insecure symlink handling in public key addition helper

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 5th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.3HighEPSS percentile5th0.2% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix3 products5 fixed builds listed below
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Fixed builds0:366.1.1-1.el10_3, 0:310.10.2-1.el8_10, 0:366.1.1-1.el9_9Stated by: CVE record
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 Extended Update SupportFixed builds0:356.4.1-1.el10_2Stated by: CVE record
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 Extended Update SupportFixed builds0:356.4.1-1.el9_8Stated by: CVE record

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What it is

From the CVE record

A flaw was found in Cockpit. A local authenticated user with control over a target account's home directory can exploit a privileged symlink dereference vulnerability in the `ssh-add-public-key.sh` helper. When this helper runs with elevated privileges, it can be tricked into following attacker-controlled symlinks within the `.ssh` or `authorized_keys` paths. This allows the attacker to arbitrarily change file ownership and modes, potentially leading to local privilege escalation and impacting the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the system.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS5th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 5th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

6 events over 1 day, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Record updatedrecord updated
  2. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped, record updated

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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

Scored 7.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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