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TI-2022-16770 Aliases CVE-2022-36446GHSA-3q8j-9w3h-v6p5

software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command.

Priority CRITICAL 86CWE-116Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.95947 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.997VulnerableWebmin
  • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.997 Vulnerable ·Webmin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36446
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3q8j-9w3h-v6p5

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 3

  • TI-2019-11278 An issue was discovered in Webmin <=1.920. KEVCVSS 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
  • TI-2020-07078 An Improper Data Validation Vulnerability exists in Webmin 1.941 and earlier affecting… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources

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