Webmin through 2.670 Privilege Escalation via acl/save_group.cgi

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-126780
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulnCheck
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-11-11 19:17:38 UTC
Updated2026-11-11 19:17:39 UTC
DescriptionWebmin through 2.670 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in acl/save_group.cgi that allows delegated administrators to grant unauthorized modules by submitting arbitrary module lists in the mod parameter. Attackers with Webmin Users module access can create or edit groups holding modules like Command Shell and assign themselves membership to execute commands as root.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.6 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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:X

Problem Types: CWE-269 | CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary8.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS8.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.1[email protected]Primary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Webmin Webmin affected 2.670 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/webmin/webmin/blob/2.670/acl/save_group.cgi [email protected] github.com
github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/be54ba38c3b86a3647a62327e1de81d5d0db098a [email protected] github.com
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webmin-through-2.670-privilege-escalation-via-acl-... [email protected] www.vulncheck.com
github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/c861e308f4ee4cff1795ccc7621fc75623e1bb90 [email protected] github.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Zachariah Mithani (AploSec) (en)

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