CVE-2026-56022
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 46 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Webmin accepts basic authentication without session cookies when an attacker provides the 'User-Agent: webmin' header, allowing bypass of additional MFA requirements. Fixed in 2.640.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedWebmincisa_csaf_it
Fixed in 2.640.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.7–6.9
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (8)
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advisories (2)
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- 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.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/releases/tag/2.641cnnvd
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-169-02.jsoncnnvd
- https://webmin.com/security/#webmin-prior-to-2641cnnvd
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56022cnnvd
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/releases/tag/2.640enisa_euvd
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-169-02.jsonenisa_euvd
- https://webmin.com/security/#webmin-prior-to-2640enisa_euvd
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