# CVE-2026-38991: Cockpit Vulnerable to Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-38991-cockpit-vulnerable-to-unrestricted-upload-of-file-with-dangerous  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-04-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-38991 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-04-29

Cockpit Vulnerable to Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Technologies: [cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/cockpit-hq-cockpit). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-38991 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-38991 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-38991?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 April 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.14.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-38991?** Yes. cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist): upgrade to 2.14.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-38991?** Check whether you run cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist): upgrade to 2.14.0 or later

  ```sh
  composer require cockpit-hq/cockpit:^2.14.0
  ```


## Affected products

- cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.14.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-38991
- GHSA-j2rx-4jg9-79mw

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