CVE-2022-0829

Improper Authorization in webmin/webmin

5.4 Medium

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.31%Up 0.4 points since Mar 3, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.4

Improper Authorization in webmin/webmin

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.

Record: CVE-2022-0829
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-285
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-15877 5.4

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.

Record: EUVD-2022-15877
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xghp-2wj5-qcmq 8.1

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.

Record: GHSA-xghp-2wj5-qcmq
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.1

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.

Record: CVE-2022-0829
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.4

Improper Authorization in webmin/webmin

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository webmin/webmin prior to 1.990.

Record: CVE-2022-0829
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-285
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2022-0090 No score

Updated webmin packages fix security vulnerability

Less privileged Webmin users who do not have any File Manager module restrictions configured can access files with root privileges, if using the default Authentic theme (CVE-2022-0824, CVE-2022-0829).

Record: MGASA-2022-0090
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`webmin` Mageia:8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.990-1.mga8	1.990-1.mga8

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-0829 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Webmin, published March 2, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.31%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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