CVE-2024-12828

Webmin CGI Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Webmin. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of CGI requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-22346.

• CWE-78

• https://github.com/webmin/authentic-theme/commit/61e5b10227b50407e3c6ac494ffbd4385d1b59dfPatch
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1725/Third Party Advisory

Published

Dec 30, 2024

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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