[UPDATE] [high] Webmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Webmin to bypass security measures and execute arbitrary program code with administrator rights.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities can be exploited to bypass security measures and execute arbitrary program code with administrator rights.
- Who is affected
- Users of Webmin.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the high severity of the vulnerabilities.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Webmin.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1561
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-422100.42% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 34% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-42210 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for Webmin
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- medium[NEW] [medium] Webmin: Vulnerability allows bypassing security measurescert-bund · 2026-07-27
- unknownCVE-2026-42210: Webmin is a web-based system administration tool for Unix-like servers. Prior to version 2.640…nvd · 2026-07-20
- criticalexploitedCVE-2019-15107: Webmin Command Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-25
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