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TI-2002-01593 Aliases CVE-2002-1672GHSA-9582-4m3g-fg43

Webmin 0.92, when installed from an RPM, creates /var/webmin with insecure permissions…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Webmin 0.92, when installed from an RPM, creates /var/webmin with insecure permissions (world readable), which could allow local users to read the root user's cookie-based authentication credentials and possibly hijack the root user's session using the credentials.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00363 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.92VulnerableWebmin
cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.92.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.92.1VulnerableWebmin
  • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.92 Vulnerable ·Webmin
  • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:0.92.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.92.1 Vulnerable ·Webmin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1672
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9582-4m3g-fg43

References

Other 1

  • TI-2019-11278 An issue was discovered in Webmin <=1.920. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16770 software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-00731 Improper Access Control to Remote Code Execution in webmin/webmin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-09619 In Webmin through 1.910, any user authorized to the "Package Updates" module can execute… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-11777 Webmin 1.973 is affected by reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) to achieve Remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-11888 OS command injection in Webmin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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