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TI-2016-06103 Aliases CVE-2016-7098GHSA-57mm-2gj4-2977

Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to download a single file, might allow remote servers to bypass intended access list restrictions by keeping an HTTP connection open.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07499 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.17VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.17 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7098
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57mm-2gj4-2977

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • 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-2018-00451 Improper input validation in WGet CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
See all 22 →

Sources

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