wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself.
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01481 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0402
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hwvv-mqx6-gw83
References
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More GNU Wget vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-09727 GNU Wget: stack overflow in HTTP protocol handling CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-04293 GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-04014 Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2017-09728 GNU Wget: heap overflow in HTTP protocol handling CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-04244 Out-of-bounds write in GNU Wget CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-06103 Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-1999-0402 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0402 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hwvv-mqx6-gw83 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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