Detections
Analytics
RHEL 9 : cockpit: Unauthenticated remote code execution due to SSH command-line argument injection (Critical) (RHSA-2026:7382)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 305957
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:7382 advisory.Cockpit enables users to administer GNU/Linux servers using a web browser. It offers network configuration, log inspection, diagnostic reports, SELinux troubleshooting, interactive command-line sessions, and more.
Security Fix(es):
* cockpit: ws: be more explicit when handling hostnames on cli (CVE-2026-4631)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 305957
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2026-7382.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/10/2026
Updated: 4/10/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Critical
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-4631
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-ws, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-storaged, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-system, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-bridge, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-packagekit
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-4631