Tails before 1.7 includes the wget program but does not prevent automatic fallback from…
Priority LOW 27CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Tails before 1.7 includes the wget program but does not prevent automatic fallback from passive FTP to active FTP, which allows remote FTP servers to discover the Tor client IP address by reading a (1) PORT or (2) EPRT command. NOTE: within wget itself, the automatic fallback is not considered a vulnerability by CVE.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01603 75th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:tails_project:tails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.6 | Vulnerable | Tails Project |
- cpe:2.3:o:tails_project:tails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6 Vulnerable ·Tails Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7665
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mp83-q9h6-ghgh
References
Other 6
- [tails-dev] 20151002 [Bug-wget] Wget Sending Original IP !!
- [tails-dev] 20150813 [Bug-wget] Wget Sending Original IP !!
- [oss-security] 20151001 Re: CVE request for wget
- https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/10364
- [bug-wget] 20150810 FTP PORT command code in v1.16.3?
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=075d7556964f5a871a73c22ac4b69f5361295099
Sources
- CVE-2015-7665 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-7665 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mp83-q9h6-ghgh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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