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CVE-2026-22678 (GCVE-0-2026-22678)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-21 20:59 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:53 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
Webmin < 2.641 Stored XSS via System and Server Status
Summary
Webmin before 2.641 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the email template description field of the System and Server Status module that allows low-privileged authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser context of administrators by injecting unsanitized input stored in save_tmpl.cgi and rendered unescaped in list_tmpls.cgi.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-22 12:28 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Webmin Webmin Affected: 0 , < 2.641 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-05-10 00:00
Credits
Hamed Kohi (@0xHamy) VulnCheck
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