Webmin accepts basic authentication without session cookies when an attacker provides the 'User-Agent: webmin' header, allowing bypass of additional MFA requirements. Fixed in 2.641.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00525.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Webmin Webmin unknown
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 2.641
2.641 unaffected —

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References
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https://github.com/webmin/webmin/releases/tag/2.641 cve-icon
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-169-02.json cve-icon
https://webmin.com/security/#webmin-prior-to-2641 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56022 cve-icon
History

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Webmin
Webmin webmin
Vendors & Products Webmin
Webmin webmin

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Webmin accepts basic authentication without session cookies when an attacker provides the 'User-Agent: webmin' header, allowing bypass of additional MFA requirements. Fixed in 2.641.
Title Webmin MFA bypass
Weaknesses CWE-308
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisa-cg

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-24T19:55:03.365Z

Reserved: 2026-06-18T14:15:41.670Z

Link: CVE-2026-56022

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-24T19:54:59.634Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-18T20:00:14Z

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