Cockpit: cockpit: local privilege escalation via insecure symlink handling in public key addition helper
cve-program · CVE-2026-91151
PublishedA flaw was found in Cockpit. A local authenticated user with control over a target account's home directory can exploit a privileged symlink dereference vulnerability in the `ssh-add-public-key.sh` helper. When this helper runs with elevated privileges, it can be tricked into following attacker-controlled symlinks within the `.ssh` or `authorized_keys` paths. This allows the attacker to arbitrarily change file ownership and modes, potentially leading to local privilege escalation and impacting the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the system.
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CVE-2026-91151 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2026-91151
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99599
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99600
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99601
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99602
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99603
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91151
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2478404
- https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/commit/4796b28be064a90e32262cec85be7839e6198e23
- https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/releases/tag/372
Related changes
Linked by CVE identifier- Cockpit: cockpit: local privilege escalation via insecure symlink handling in public key addition helper · Affected-version evidence changed · 12 Nov 2026
- Cockpit: cockpit: local privilege escalation via insecure symlink handling in public key addition helper · Affected-version evidence changed · 12 Nov 2026
- Cockpit: cockpit: local privilege escalation via insecure symlink handling in public key addition helper · Affected-version evidence changed · 12 Nov 2026
- Cockpit: cockpit: local privilege escalation via insecure symlink handling in public key addition helper · Affected-version evidence changed · 12 Nov 2026
- Cockpit: cockpit: local privilege escalation via insecure symlink handling in public key addition helper · Newly collected advisory · 11 Nov 2026