# CVE-2026-126780: Webmin through 2.670 Privilege Escalation via acl/save\_group.cgi

Webmin through 2.670 is affected, and the risk applies to users holding Webmin Users module access, such as delegated administrators. The facts do not name a fixed version.

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11)
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11

CVE-2026-126780 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.6 (high) and affects webmin; a fix or patch is referenced.

## Summary

Webmin has a privilege escalation flaw in acl/save_group.cgi that lets a delegated administrator with Webmin Users module access grant themselves unauthorized modules, such as Command Shell, and then run commands as root. An attacker can reach it remotely over the network, but must already hold high-level privileges, and no user action is needed.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams running Webmin through 2.670 that delegate administration with the Webmin Users module

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webmin-through-2.670-privilege-escalation-via-acl-save-group-cgi ("Webmin through 2.670 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in acl/save_group.cgi")

## Affected

- webmin: through 2.670

## Description

Webmin through 2.670 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in acl/save_group.cgi that allows delegated administrators to grant unauthorized modules by submitting arbitrary module lists in the mod parameter. Attackers with Webmin Users module access can create or edit groups holding modules like Command Shell and assign themselves membership to execute commands as root.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on webmin, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

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Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-126780 (Webmin through 2.670 Privilege Escalation via acl/save_group.cgi), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-126780 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- webmin webmin: through 2.670
Fixed versions: none listed yet.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Attacker holds Webmin Users module access as a delegated administrator (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webmin-through-2.670-privilege-escalation-via-acl-save-group-cgi)
- Webmin through 2.670 is affected (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webmin-through-2.670-privilege-escalation-via-acl-save-group-cgi)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, high-privilege login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-126780 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126780 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/c861e308f4ee4cff1795ccc7621fc75623e1bb90
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/be54ba38c3b86a3647a62327e1de81d5d0db098a
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/blob/2.670/acl/save_group.cgi#L83
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webmin-through-2.670-privilege-escalation-via-acl-save-group-cgi
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126780
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-126780"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-126780 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126780

### What does this mean?

The flaw in acl/save_group.cgi lets a holder of Webmin Users module access create or edit groups. Such a user can grant unauthorized modules, such as Command Shell, to a group, add themselves to it, and then run commands as root.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webmin-through-2.670-privilege-escalation-via-acl-save-group-cgi

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126780?

webmin: through 2.670.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126780

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Webmin versions through 2.670 are listed as affected. The relevant setup is a user holding Webmin Users module access, such as a delegated administrator. To check, look at the installed Webmin version and review which accounts have Users module access in the Webmin ACL settings.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webmin-through-2.670-privilege-escalation-via-acl-save-group-cgi

### How do I fix CVE-2026-126780?

The checked facts do not name a fixed release or an upgrade target. Check the vendor's advisory for a version newer than 2.670 and install it once available.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webmin-through-2.670-privilege-escalation-via-acl-save-group-cgi

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## References

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126780
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126780

### Other links

- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/c861e308f4ee4cff1795ccc7621fc75623e1bb90
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/commit/be54ba38c3b86a3647a62327e1de81d5d0db098a
- https://github.com/webmin/webmin/blob/2.670/acl/save_group.cgi#L83
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webmin-through-2.670-privilege-escalation-via-acl-save-group-cgi

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