CVE-2016-7098
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.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.50% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 24 November 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- gnu/wget
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 7.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00083.htmlExploit, Mailing List
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00134.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00044.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00007.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/27/2Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93157
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00031.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40824/
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00083.htmlExploit, Mailing List
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00134.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00044.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00007.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/27/2Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93157
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00031.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40824/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.