Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XSummary
CVE-2026-34965 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 46% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2026-34965 is an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CWE-94) in Cockpit CMS, specifically within the /cockpit/collections/save_collection endpoint. Published on 2026-04-29, it enables attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code into collection rules parameters. The injected code is written directly to server-side PHP files and subsequently executed via include(), resulting in arbitrary command execution on the underlying server. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Attackers require valid authentication and collection management privileges to exploit this issue over the network with low complexity and no user interaction. By crafting a request to the vulnerable endpoint with malicious PHP in rule parameters, they can persist and trigger code execution, gaining high-impact control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the server.
Advisories and patches are documented in references including VulnCheck's advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-authenticated-remote-code-execution-via-collections, a detailed analysis at https://gist.github.com/thepiyushkumarshukla/64d2318518b17f529bc3ccb11fd5be90, the Cockpit GitHub repository at https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit, and a related commit at https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit/commits/494765e4f0fb9484f320aee0c6ee889b6fa789b9.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-26280
Vulnerability Data
Cockpit CMS contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the /cockpit/collections/save_collection endpoint that allows authenticated attackers with collection management privileges to inject arbitrary PHP code into collection rules parameters. Attackers can inject malicious PHP code through rule parameters which…
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is written directly to server-side PHP files and executed via include() to achieve arbitrary command execution on the underlying server.
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation finds code paths that accept and execute externally influenced strings.
Input validation directly stops untrusted data from being used to construct executable code without neutralization.
Least privilege limits the damage an injected code fragment can perform once executed.
Requiring documented secure development standards and tools enforces use of safe code-generation APIs and escaping.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly target injection flaws via secure coding and testing (mostly), yet as a single broad outcome it leaves many code-generation specifics unaddressed (partial).
PR.DS-10 protects runtime data confidentiality/integrity but has no bearing on neutralizing externally influenced input during code generation, so neither direction shows any preventive effect.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Banning unapproved code samples and unauthenticated web services, combined with secure-coding standards and SAST, prevents the dynamic generation or inclusion of attacker-supplied code.
Controls that restrict unauthorized or malicious code from being introduced via external networks or removable media limit opportunities for an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code.