5.3

CVE-2026-42210: webmin Improper Authentication

CVSS: 5.3v4.0MediumDeferred
Published 20-07-2026Last modified 20-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-42210 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Improper Authentication vulnerability in webmin. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Webmin is a web-based system administration tool for Unix-like servers. Prior to version 2.640, for Webmin accounts that require a second authentication factor (typically TOTP), an attacker with knowledge of the username and password can bypass the 2FA requirement by using Basic authentication. Webmin is a web-based system administration tool for Unix-like servers. As a workaround, apply the patch from commit da18a16c84ae5c0b78cad79609cb0efb174000ec manually.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.52% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Webmin1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links