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Medium 5.3Published Jun 18, 2026
CVE-2026-56021Webmin allows unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of any file ending in .conf within module directories, due to a bypassable regex pattern.
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Webmin allows unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of any file ending in .conf within module directories, due to a bypassable regex pattern.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-185, CWE-777
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
webmin webmin webmin:webmin | before 1.290 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/releases/tag/2.641product, release-notes
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-169-02.jsonvdb-entry
- https://webmin.com/security/#webmin-prior-to-2641vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56021vdb-entry
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