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CVE-2001-1074
Webmin 0.84 and earlier does not properly clear the HTTP_AUTHORIZATION environment variable when the web server is restarted, which makes…
High7.2EPSS 0.51%
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- mitre
Description
Webmin 0.84 and earlier does not properly clear the HTTP_AUTHORIZATION environment variable when the web server is restarted, which makes authentication information available to all CGI programs and allows local users to gain privileges.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 22 years later
· 22 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.51% · top 56% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 2795 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20010526 Webmin Doesn't Clean Env (root exploit) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- webmin-gain-information(6627) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- CSSA-2001-019.1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2001:059 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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