VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis
CVE-2026-56020
The Webmin HTTP server (miniserv.pl) allows unauthenticated attackers to impersonate any user with a configured SSL client certificate by sending a forged HTTP header.
CRITICAL 9.2EPSS 0.50%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Webmin HTTP server (miniserv.pl) allows unauthenticated attackers to impersonate any user with a configured SSL client certificate by sending a forged HTTP header. A remote attacker can spoof certificate DNs and authenticate as any user. Fixed in 2.202.
- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.50% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-290
- Source
- 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.