- Critical 9.6
CVE-2026-49243
Webmin is a web-based system administration tool for Unix-like servers. Prior to version 2.650, Webmin users who click on a malicious link to their server are vulnerable to this XSS vulnerability that could be used to execute attacker-controlled commands. This issue has been patched in version 2.650.
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The facts
- Published
- 29 September 2026
- Last changed
- 13 October 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred
- Severity
- Critical, CVSS 9.6 out of 10 (version 3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- Known exploited
- Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 21).
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