November 14, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-125391webmin webmin OS Command Injection

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Webmin through 2.670 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in samba/save_euser.cgi that allows authenticated Samba user maintainers to inject commands via unvalidated opts parameter. Attackers can embed shell metacharacters in account option flags passed by create_user and modify_user to backquote_logged, executing commands as root.
Severity Level
HIGH(8.6)
Published Date
Nov 9, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 10, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
1.41%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-78: OS Command Injection ↗
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input, but does not properly neutralize special elements.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 8.6 (HIGH)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 7.2)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.2 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • webmin webmin <= 2.670
Patched Versions
  • webmin webmin 2.670

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.

  1. Check whether you run webmin webmin and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 9, 2026Published
  • Nov 10, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 00:39 UTC