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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-2981 · published 11 September 2012

CVE-2012-2981: Gentoo webmin improper input validation vulnerability

Gentoo · Webmin

Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted file associated with the type (aka monitor type name) parameter.

6.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.1% · top 18.9% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
6.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Perl code via a crafted file associated with the type (aka monitor type name) parameter.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html
http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-000.pdf
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478 PatchUS Government Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027507
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/ed7365064c189b8f136a9f952062249167d1bd9e Patch
http://americaninfosec.com/research/index.html
http://www.americaninfosec.com/research/dossiers/AISG-12-000.pdf
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788478 PatchUS Government Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027507
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/ed7365064c189b8f136a9f952062249167d1bd9e Patch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-2981), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.