CVE-2022-36446
software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 95.9%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 95.95% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 1 August 2022
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-116
- Affected
- webmin/webmin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 95.9% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167894/Webmin-1.996-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168049/Webmin-Package-Updates-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gist.github.com/emirpolatt/cf19d6c0128fa3e25ebb47e09243919bExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/13f7bf9621a82d93f1e9dbd838d1e22020221bdePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/compare/1.996...1.997Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50998Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167894/Webmin-1.996-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168049/Webmin-Package-Updates-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gist.github.com/emirpolatt/cf19d6c0128fa3e25ebb47e09243919bExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/13f7bf9621a82d93f1e9dbd838d1e22020221bdePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/compare/1.996...1.997Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50998Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.