{"id":"CVE-2019-12840","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-12840","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:51:45.541Z","title":"In Webmin through 1.910, any user authorized to the \"Package Updates\" module can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the data parameter to update.cgi.","description":"In Webmin through 1.910, any user authorized to the \"Package Updates\" module can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the data parameter to update.cgi.","published":"2019-06-15T20:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:15:36.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["webmin/webmin"],"epss":{"score":0.77649,"percentile":0.99561,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.71268,"percentile":0.99399},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.77835,"percentile":0.99548}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2019-06-11","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":46984,"kind":"exploit","title":"Webmin 1.910 - 'Package Updates' Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46984","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/46984.rb","file":"exploits/linux/remote/46984.rb","published":"2019-06-11","added":"2019-06-11","updated":"2019-07-16","author":"AkkuS","type":"remote","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2019-12840"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.6%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.77835,"from":0.71268,"percentile":0.99548},"summary":"EPSS moved from 71.3% to 77.8% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153372/Webmin-1.910-Remote-Command-Execution.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108790","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/Webmin-1910-Package-Updates-Remote-Command-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46984","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153372/Webmin-1.910-Remote-Command-Execution.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108790","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/Webmin-1910-Package-Updates-Remote-Command-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46984","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12840","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}