TI-2019-11737 Aliases CVE-2019-15642 GHSA-wf78-9xpm-m77r

rpc.cgi in Webmin through 1.920 allows authenticated Remote Code Execution via a crafted…

MEDIUM 64CWE-94Published 2019-08-26 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

rpc.cgi in Webmin through 1.920 allows authenticated Remote Code Execution via a crafted object name because unserialise_variable makes an eval call. NOTE: the Webmin_Servers_Index documentation states "RPC can be used to run any command or modify any file on a server, which is why access to it must not be granted to un-trusted Webmin users."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.36634 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin::::::::	up to 1.920	Vulnerable	Webmin

cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.920 Vulnerable ·Webmin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15642
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wf78-9xpm-m77r

References

Exploit 1

https://www.calypt.com/blog/index.php/authenticated-rce-on-webmin/

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://doxfer.webmin.com/Webmin/Webmin_Servers_Index

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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