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CVE-2022-0824· NVD / CVE Program· CNA @huntrdev

Improper Access Control to Remote Code Execution in webmin/webmin

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 64/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit, Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB, GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 96.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.8% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • No fixed version is recorded, but the references include a patch (commit or PR) link.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

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Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Mar 2, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
96.9% · 99th percentile

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Action score

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This week

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CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
29 / 30 · 96.9%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.8
CNA · @huntrdev
8.3
0.5 point gap

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
webminwebmin

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • webmin webminbefore 1.990

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (@huntrdev). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • webmin webmin/webmin

    • unspecified and later · before 1.990affected

Same product

webmin: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-15107An issue was discovered in Webmin <=1.920.KEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2022-36446software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command.
    68This week
  • CVE-2019-12840In Webmin through 1.910, any user authorized to the "Package Updates" module can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the dat
    58Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2021-31761Apr 25, 2021 · Webmin 1.973 is affected by reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) to achieve Remote Command Execution through Webmin's running process featur
    48Plan
  • ← EarlierCVE-2021-31762Apr 25, 2021 · Webmin 1.973 is affected by Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to create a privileged user through Webmin's add users feature, and then get a
    38Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2022-0829Mar 2, 2022 · Improper Authorization in webmin/webmin
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1
  • Nuclei detection template ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×4

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2022-03-09
Metasploit moduleexploit/linux/http/webmin_file_manager_rceWebmin File Manager RCEexploit2022-02-26
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2022-0824 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:1122022-03-06
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:32022-10-17
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02022-11-08
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02025-08-05

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-4 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+4 d
  4. TodayOct 19, 2026+1692 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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