CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-35606
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-12-21
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
Description
Arbitrary command execution can occur in Webmin through 1.962. Any user authorized for the Package Updates module can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via vectors involving %0A and %0C. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-12840.
Affected configurations
• webmin webmin (<= 1.962)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160676/Webmin-1.962-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49318 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.pentest.com.tr/exploits/Webmin-1962-PU-Escape-Bypass-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.webmin.com/download.html Product
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160676/Webmin-1.962-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49318 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.pentest.com.tr/exploits/Webmin-1962-PU-Escape-Bypass-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.webmin.com/download.html Product