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Critical 9.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Aug 16, 2019
CVE-2019-15107An issue was discovered in Webmin <=1.920.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 25, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Apr 15, 2022, and it is known to be used in ransomware. Treat that date as your deadline.
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An issue was discovered in Webmin <=1.920. The parameter old in password_change.cgi contains a command injection vulnerability.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 25, 2022; federal remediation due Apr 15, 2022; known ransomware useApply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 99.71% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
webmin webmin webmin:webmin | through 1.920 | NVD |
References
- http://www.webmin.com/security.htmlx-refsource-misc, vendor-advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47230x-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://www.pentest.com.tr/exploits/DEFCON-Webmin-1920-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlx-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154141/Webmin-Remote-Comman-Execution.htmlx-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154141/Webmin-1.920-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlx-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154197/Webmin-1.920-password_change.cgi-Backdoor.htmlx-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154485/Webmin-1.920-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlx-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/hxx3zmiCkR/webmin-password-change-cgi-command-injectionx-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-15107us-government-resource
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