What is CVE-2019-15641?

CVE-2019-15641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2019-15641?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-15641 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Webmin

CVE-2019-15641

xmlrpc.cgi in Webmin through 1.930 allows authenticated XXE attacks. By default, only root, admin, and sysadm can access xmlrpc.cgi.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2019-08-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Webmin

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.calypt.com/blog/index.php/authenticated-xxe-on-webmin/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15641?: CVE-2019-15641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-15641?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-15641 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.