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CVE-2022-0824 — webmin

HIGHFix: webmin/webmin@39ea464

CVE-2022-0824 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.3) CWE-284 vulnerability. 11 public exploit references exist, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Improper Access Control to Remote Code Execution in webmin/webmin

Published
Updated
Affected
1 product
Patched
See advisory
Exploits
11 known
Exploitation data as of Oct 22, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
97.0%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Very High Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs100th percentile — riskier than 100% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
91.4%93.7%96.0%98.3%93.5%97.0%Apr 26Aug 26Oct 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2022-0824 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). In the shaded patch-first corner (EPSS 50%+, CVSS 7.0+).

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 394,803 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the ≥ 90% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Description

Improper Access Control to Remote Code Execution in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
webminwebmin
< 1.990
range
Exploits & PoCs
11

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

EDB-50809webappslinux

Webmin 1.984 - Remote Code Execution (Authenticated)

by faisalfs10x · Mar 9, 2022

Exploit-DB Source

Detection & mitigation playbook

Vulnerability

  1. Detect

    Identify every host running the affected component and compare the installed build against the fixed version below — for source-built or distro-packaged software the version string, not a lockfile, is the source of truth (`dpkg -l`, `rpm -q`, or the binary's own `--version`).

  2. Fix

    Upgrade the affected component to the fixed release for CVE-2022-0824, or apply your distribution's backported patch — distro builds are often patched at an older version number, so check your vendor's advisory rather than the upstream version alone.

  3. Workarounds

    Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.

How to detect CVE-2022-0824

A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:

nuclei -id cve-2022-0824 -u https://target
Template
Webmin <1.990 - Improper Access Control
Severity
high
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions.
Remediation
Upgrade Webmin to version 1.990 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (cckuailong), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.

Frequently Asked Questions

Improper Access Control to Remote Code Execution in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.
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CVE-2022-0824: webmin RCE (High 8.3)