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Cockpit CMS Missing Authorization in Bucket File Storage API

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Cockpit CMS contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the Bucket file storage API (/system/buckets/api). The api() method in modules/System/Controller/Buckets.php executes bucket commands (ls, upload, removefiles, rename, createfolder) without performing any ACL or role check. Any authenticated user, regardless of role, can perform all bucket operations on any named bucket, including buckets intended for admin use only.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-57855
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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2 Nov 2026, 20:20 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Cockpit CMS Missing Authorization in Bucket File Storage API

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Jul 2026, 22:33 UTC

Cockpit CMS contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the Bucket file storage API (/system/buckets/api). The api() method in modules/System/Controller/Buckets.php executes bucket commands (ls, upload, removefiles, rename, createfolder) without performing any ACL or role check. Any authenticated user, regardless of role, can perform all bucket operations on any named bucket, including buckets intended for admin use only.

osv:CVE-2026-57855
Complete source record
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    "summary": "Cockpit CMS contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the Bucket file storage API (/system/buckets/api). The api() method in modules/System/Controller/Buckets.php executes bucket commands (ls, upload, removefiles, rename, createfolder) without performing any ACL or role check. Any authenticated user, regardless of role, can perform all bucket operations on any named bucket, including buckets intended for admin use only.",
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