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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2026-42210 EUVD-2026-46035

Webmin 2FA requirement bypass

Published Jul 20, 2026 · Updated Jul 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Webmin is a web-based system administration tool for Unix-like servers. Prior to version 2.640, for Webmin accounts that require a second authentication factor (typically TOTP), an attacker with knowledge of the username and password can bypass the 2FA requirement by using Basic authentication. Webmin is a web-based system administration tool for Unix-like servers. As a workaround, apply the patch from commit da18a16c84ae5c0b78cad79609cb0efb174000ec manually.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
webmin webmin < 2.640 —

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