---
id: "CVE-2019-15107"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2019-15107"]
title: "Webmin Webmin: Webmin Command Injection Vulnerability"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 10.0
epss: 0.9971
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "Webmin Webmin", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "linux", "package", "ransomware", "self-hosted", "webmin"]
not_affected_if: ["webmin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2019-08-16T03:15:11+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2019-15107", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-15107", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15107", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"}]
---

# Webmin Webmin: Webmin Command Injection Vulnerability

Webmin, a web-based server administration panel, has a command injection flaw in the old parameter of password_change.cgi. An attacker can run operating system commands on the server by sending a crafted request.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Webmin Webmin affected ? fixed ?

## Fix

Update Webmin to a version that fixes CVE-2019-15107 per vendor instructions; the sources do not name the fixed version.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2019-15107
- 2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-15107
- 2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15107

## From the sources

An issue was discovered in Webmin. The parameter old in password_change.cgi contains a command injection vulnerability.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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