viralator CGI script in Viralator 0.9pre1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute…
Priority LOW 38Published · 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 · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
viralator CGI script in Viralator 0.9pre1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL for a file being downloaded, which is insecurely passed to a call to wget.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02756 86th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:duncan_hall:viralator:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7 | Vulnerable | Duncan Hall |
| cpe:2.3:a:duncan_hall:viralator:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | Duncan Hall |
| cpe:2.3:a:duncan_hall:viralator:0.9_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9_pre1 | Vulnerable | Duncan Hall |
- cpe:2.3:a:duncan_hall:viralator:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Duncan Hall
- cpe:2.3:a:duncan_hall:viralator:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Duncan Hall
- cpe:2.3:a:duncan_hall:viralator:0.9_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9_pre1 Vulnerable ·Duncan Hall
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0849
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-93j4-pg2j-49rv
References
Sources
- CVE-2001-0849 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0849 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-93j4-pg2j-49rv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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