CVE-2019-12840 is a critical vulnerability affecting Webmin through version 1.910, allowing any authenticated user with access to the "Package Updates" module to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available, including a Metasploit module, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation. Despite its severity and exploit availability, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.910CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.