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CVE-2001-1196

Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a '..' (dot dot) in the argument.

Exploit likelihood

9.78%Up 5.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a '..' (dot dot) in the argument.

Record
CVE-2001-1196
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a '..' (dot dot) in the argument.

Record
CVE-2001-1196
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1177 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a '..' (dot dot) in the argument.

Record
EUVD-2001-1177
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w4xr-29hm-4mxw No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to...

Directory traversal vulnerability in edit_action.cgi of Webmin Directory 0.91 allows attackers to gain privileges via a '..' (dot dot) in the argument.

Record
GHSA-w4xr-29hm-4mxw
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBwebmin 0.91 - Directory Traversal2001-12-17

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2001-1196 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Webmin, published December 17, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.78%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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