Description
A flaw was found in Cockpit. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by initiating and sustaining numerous simultaneous connections to the `cockpit-tls` service. This forces the service to create an unbounded number of detached threads, consuming system resources such as memory and file descriptors. The primary consequence is a denial of service (DoS), leading to degradation or complete unavailability of the Cockpit service for legitimate users.
Published: 2026-09-18
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in Cockpit. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by initiating and sustaining numerous simultaneous connections to the `cockpit-tls` service. This forces the service to create an unbounded number of detached threads, consuming system resources such as memory and file descriptors. The primary consequence is a denial of service (DoS), leading to degradation or complete unavailability of the Cockpit service for legitimate users.
Title Cockpit: cockpit: denial of service via unbounded connection thread spawning
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift Devspaces
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift Devspaces
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux Openshift Devspaces
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-18T16:48:43.770Z

Reserved: 2026-09-14T20:36:28.325Z

Link: CVE-2026-91149

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-18T16:48:37.009Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-18T17:17:05.563

Modified: 2026-09-18T19:06:08.407

Link: CVE-2026-91149

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling