CVE-2026-56020

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.50% (42nd) EPSS
CVSS 8.1 · high
Is it mine?
7 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · cisa_csaf_it

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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remediations

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A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.2
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.2–9.2

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 2.2 · impact 5.9
v4.09.2criticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v4.09.2criticalCVSS: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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary
v4.07.2highCVSS: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:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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affected products (7)

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • VA-26-169-02Webmin multiple vulnerabilities2026-06-18csaf · cisa_csaf_itUS

    Webmin contains multiple vulnerabilities. In the worst case, a remote, unauthenticated attacker could impersonate and authenticate as any user.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-2014Webmin: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-18csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Webmin ausnutzen, um falsche Informationen darzustellen, um Informationen offenzulegen, und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

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also known as (3)

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sources

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references (13)

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