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Case File

CVE-2019-12840

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 77.83% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-06-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗ exploit-db.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2019-12840
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
77.83%

Original Filing — NVD Description

In Webmin through 1.910, any user authorized to the "Package Updates" module can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the data parameter to update.cgi.