High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2026· Updated Sep 3, 2026
CVE-2026-72557
CVE-2026-72557
Description
An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Cockpit CMS 2.6.0 allows authenticated users to upload files of any extension including PHP scripts via the asset upload endpoint. The allowed_uploads configuration defaults to wildcard (*) and uploaded files are stored in a web-accessible directory. An attacker with any authenticated account can upload a PHP webshell and execute arbitrary OS commands on the server.
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1- Range: =2.6.0
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