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CVE-2022-0829: Improper Authorization in webmin/webmin

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-03-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-285

Description

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.

Affected products

• Webmin: before 1.990 — fixed in 1.990

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Webmin 1.990. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/eeeea3c097f5cc473770119f7ac61f1dcfa671b9
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/f2d0389f-d7d1-4f34-9f9d-268b0a0da05e
• https://notes.netbytesec.com/2022/03/webmin-broken-access-control-to-post-auth-rce.html
• https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/eeeea3c097f5cc473770119f7ac61f1dcfa671b9
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/f2d0389f-d7d1-4f34-9f9d-268b0a0da05e
• https://notes.netbytesec.com/2022/03/webmin-broken-access-control-to-post-auth-rce.html

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