Improper Access Control to Remote Code Execution in webmin/webmin
Priority HIGH 82CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Improper Access Control to Remote Code Execution in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.96977 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed webmin/webmin (webmin): 1.990
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA webmin/webmin (webmin) Fixed in 1.990
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
webmin/webmin 1.990
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-00736 Improper Authorization in webmin/webminPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0824
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vw87-2p2h-8rp3
References
Exploit 4
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/d0049a96-de90-4b1a-9111-94de1044f295
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166240/Webmin-1.984-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://notes.netbytesec.com/2022/03/webmin-broken-access-control-to-post-auth-rce.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169700/Webmin-1.984-File-Manager-Remote-Code-Execution.html
More Webmin vulnerabilities
- 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-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
- TI-2020-07078 An Improper Data Validation Vulnerability exists in Webmin 1.941 and earlier affecting… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2022-0824 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0824 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vw87-2p2h-8rp3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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