Usermin through 2.570 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in mailbox/detach.cgi that allows remote attackers to execute script by supplying an arbitrary type parameter that bypasses JavaScript filtering
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 16:34 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.1 |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| webminusermin | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubuserminpkg:github/userminOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
Usermin through 2.570 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in mailbox/detach.cgi that allows remote attackers to execute script by supplying an arbitrary type parameter that bypasses JavaScript filtering. Attackers can email an HTML attachment containing script and lure recipients to a detach.cgi link with type=text/html to run script in the victim's authenticated Usermin session.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123622 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/webmin/usermin/issues/142 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/webmin/usermin/commit/c5c43b9ad04a60809ac2eb271bf8f3d0fec2e46a (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/webmin/usermin (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/webmin/usermin/blob/2.570/mailbox/detach.cgi (opens in a new tab)
- hackmd.io/@leediay/H144QKY6zl (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/usermin-through-2.570-xss-via-mailbox-detach-cgi-type-parameter (opens in a new tab)