Number: AV19-175
Date: 20 August 2019
On 17 August 2019 Webmin released security updates to address a vulnerability that allows remote command execution in its Webmin product (versions 1.882 to 1.921) and Usermin product (versions prior to 1.780).
The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the Webmin security updates webpage and apply the necessary updates:
http://webmin.com/security.html
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