CVE-2020-35606

high-risk
Published 2020-12-21

Arbitrary command execution can occur in Webmin through 1.962. Any user authorized for the Package Updates module can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via vectors involving %0A and %0C. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-12840.

Do I need to act?

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75.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 25% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 26/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal