What is CVE-2022-0824?

CVE-2022-0824 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-0824?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-0824 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Webmin

CVE-2022-0824

Improper Access Control to Remote Code Execution in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.

Published 2022-03-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.970 (99.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-14.

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.970 · newest: 0.970 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Webmin
Webmin Webmin/webmin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

huntr.dev/bounties/d0049a96-de90-4b1a-9111-94de1044f295 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/39ea464f0c40b325decd6a5bfb7833fa4a142e38 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/166240/Webmin-1.984-Remote-Code-Execution.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
notes.netbytesec.com/2022/03/webmin-broken-access-control-to-post-auth-rce.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/169700/Webmin-1.984-File-Manager-Remote-Code-Exec… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0824?: CVE-2022-0824 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-0824?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0824 known to be exploited?: 41 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.