Auth bypass in Webmin

CVE-2026-42210

Webmin is a web-based system administration tool for Unix-like servers. Prior to version 2.640, for Webmin accounts that require a second authentication factor (typically TOTP), an attacker with knowledge of the username and password can bypass the 2FA requirement by using Basic authentication. Webmin is a web-based system administration tool for Unix-like servers. As a workaround, apply the patch from commit da18a16c84ae5c0b78cad79609cb0efb174000ec manually.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.005 (42.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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