XSS in Webmin

CVE-2026-49102

Webmin before 2.640 allows mailboxes/detach.cgi XSS via an SVG document attachment that is viewed in the mailboxes component, because image/svg+xml is used instead of a safe type (e.g., text/plain).

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-49102: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-49102?
CVE-2026-49102 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-49102?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.