What is CVE-2024-44762?

CVE-2024-44762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmin Usermin, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-44762?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-44762 known to be exploited?

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

Information disclosure in Webmin Usermin

CVE-2024-44762

A discrepancy in error messages for invalid login attempts in Webmin Usermin v2.100 allows attackers to enumerate valid user accounts.

Published 2024-10-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (84.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Webmin Usermin — versions 2.100

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-209 — Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

senscybersecurity.nl/cve-2024-44762-explained/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44762?: CVE-2024-44762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmin Usermin, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-44762?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-44762 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.