OS command injection in Webmin
Priority LOW 39CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
squid/cachemgr.cgi in Webmin before 2.600 does not properly quote arguments. This is relevant if Webmin's Squid module and its Cache Manager feature are available, and an untrusted party is able to authenticate to Webmin and has certain Cache Manager permissions (the "cms" security option).
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00359 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Webmin (Webmin): 2.600
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Webmin (Webmin) Fixed in 2.600
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-67738
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq3p-5rgr-j77q
References
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-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-2015-01866 Code injection in Usermin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2022-15852 Usermin through 1.850 allows a remote authenticated user to execute OS commands via… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-67738 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-67738 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gq3p-5rgr-j77q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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