CVE-2022-36446

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Published Jul 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 95.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 95.9% (95.947% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167894/Webmin-1.996-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168049/Webmin-Package-Updates-Command-Injection.html
https://gist.github.com/emirpolatt/cf19d6c0128fa3e25ebb47e09243919b
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/13f7bf9621a82d93f1e9dbd838d1e22020221bde
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/compare/1.996...1.997
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50998

History

Jul 13, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.93797}`	epss `{'score': 0.94123}`

Subscriptions

Webmin Webmin

Weaknesses

CWE-116

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 25, 2022, 5:56 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:07 AM
Reserved: Jul 25, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 25, 2022, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:53 AM

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