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TI-2026-40414 Aliases CVE-2026-56020GHSA-23xj-gfh3-wf2h

Webmin HTTP header authentication bypass

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-290Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.

Summary

The Webmin HTTP server (miniserv.pl) allows unauthenticated attackers to impersonate any user with a configured SSL client certificate by sending a forged HTTP header. A remote attacker can spoof certificate DNs and authenticate as any user. Fixed in 2.202.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00495 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Webmin (Webmin): 2.202

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WebminWebminbefore 2.2022.202Patch availableCNA
  • Webmin VendorWebmin Affected before 2.202 Fixed in 2.202 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Webmin
  • cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Webmin

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Webmin (Webmin) Fixed in 2.202

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-56020
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23xj-gfh3-wf2h

References

Other 4

  • 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
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Sources

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