xmlrpc.cgi in Webmin through 1.930 allows authenticated XXE attacks.

published 2019-08-26 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-6593

cvss: 6.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits: 0; none known

xmlrpc.cgi in Webmin through 1.930 allows authenticated XXE attacks. By default, only root, admin, and sysadm can access xmlrpc.cgi.

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Exploit prediction

1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

calypt.com https://www.calypt.com/blog/index.php/authenticated-xxe-on-webmin/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	6.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

calypt.com /blog/index.php/authenticated-xxe-on-webmin/
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-15641
NVD CVE-2019-15641

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