{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "1.910"
              }
            ],
            "source": "CPE_RANGE"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "6c29748bf9aaa52525e37c02b20cdd5ed265229b"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/webmin/webmin",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {},
  "details": "In Webmin through 1.910, any user authorized to the \"Package Updates\" module can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the data parameter to update.cgi.",
  "id": "CVE-2019-12840",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T05:37:37.075147162Z",
  "published": "2019-06-15T20:29:00.287Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153372/Webmin-1.910-Remote-Command-Execution.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108790"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://pentest.com.tr/exploits/Webmin-1910-Package-Updates-Remote-Command-Execution.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46984"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}