CVE-2022-36446
criticalpriority · act · 83EPSS 0.959 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
6 exploits · weaponized
Likely / severe?
95.9% (100th) EPSS
CVSS 9.8 · critical
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-26
software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
9.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
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weaknesses
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exploits (6)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- exploit/linux/http/webmin_package_updates_rceWebmin Package Updates RCEweaponized · metasploit
- Kang3639/CVE-2022-36446CVE-2022-36446 POC 실습PoC · poc_in_github
- darnabin/CVE-2022-36446-Webmin-RCEScript de python para Webmin 1.996PoC · poc_in_github
- emirpolatt/CVE-2022-36446CVE-2022-36446 - Webmin 1.996 Remote Code ExecutionPoC · poc_in_github
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affected products (3)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (21)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-36446/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2022080026cnnvd
- https://gist.github.com/emirpolatt/cf19d6c0128fa3e25ebb47e09243919bcnnvd
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/13f7bf9621a82d93f1e9dbd838d1e22020221bdecnnvd
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/compare/1.996...1.997cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167894/Webmin-1.996-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168049/Webmin-Package-Updates-Command-Injection.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Webmin-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-software-apt-lib-pl-38918cnnvd
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