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CVE-2012-2982 json

file/show.cgi in Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via an invalid character in a pat…

published 2012-09-11 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2960

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
61.9%
EPSS 61.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

file/show.cgi in Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via an invalid character in a pathname, as demonstrated by a | (pipe) character.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/webmin_show_cgi_exec)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

61.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/webmin_show_cgi_exec Webmin /file/show.cgi Remote Command Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2012-09-06
  • EDB-21851 Webmin 1.580 - '/file/show.cgi' Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2012-10-10
  • github.com https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/1f1411fe7404ec3ac03e803cfa7e01515e71a213 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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