Cockpit before 0.6.1 allows an attacker to inject custom PHP code and achieve Remote Command Execution via registerCriteriaFunction in lib/MongoLite/Database.php, as demonstrated by values in JSON data to the /auth/check or /auth/requestreset URI.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-35131 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 49.94%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-16 | 47.90% | 49.94% | +2.04% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 91.15% | 47.90% | -43.25% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 91.15% | — |
Full EPSS history (36 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35131 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit/commits/next/lib/MongoLite/Database.php | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/agentejo/cockpit/releases/tag/0.6.1 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49390 | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |