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CVE-2022-0824

90
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-0824 describes an improper access control vulnerability in Webmin versions prior to 1.990, allowing for remote code execution. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) can be exploited remotely with low privileges and no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation despite minimal public discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.990CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.3HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.5
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
96.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Webmin File Manager RCE · Feb 26, 2022
Nuclei: CVE-2022-0824 · Mar 7, 2022
ExploitDB: EDB-50809 · Mar 9, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9698 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/166240/Webmin-1.984-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/169700/Webmin-1.984-File-Manager-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / webmin/webmin/commit/39ea464f0c40b325decd6a5bfb7833fa4a142e38
PatchThird Party Advisory
huntr.dev / bounties/d0049a96-de90-4b1a-9111-94de1044f295
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
notes.netbytesec.com / 2022/03/webmin-broken-access-control-to-post-auth-rce.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory