CVE-2022-36446

software/apt-lib.pl in Webmin before 1.997 lacks HTML escaping for a UI command.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

95.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Nuclei

critical · CWE-116

Published

2022-07-25

Updated

2024-08-03

Proof-of-concept exploits (7)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168049/Webmin-Package-Updates-Command-Injection.html
• https://gist.github.com/emirpolatt/cf19d6c0128fa3e25ebb47e09243919b
• Kang3639/CVE-2022-364460★ · 2024-06-11
• emirpolatt/CVE-2022-364463★ · 2022-09-09
• monzaviman/CVE_2022_364465★ · 2022-08-21
• p0dalirius/CVE-2022-36446-Webmin-Software-Package-Updates-RCE115★ · 2025-01-31
• darnabin/CVE-2022-36446-Webmin-RCE0★ · 2026-07-04

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-36446.yaml

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/webmin_package_update…

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50998

Security advisories

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167894/Webmin-1.996-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• webmin/webmin/compare/1.996...1.997

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2022-31188
• CVE-2025-62168
• CVE-2025-9816
• CVE-2016-10956
• CVE-2018-16763
• CVE-2020-14144