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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…

HighCVSS 8.1 · v3.0—Proof of concept Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 34/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 7.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 94.5% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: wget (Debian:12) 1.18-4; wget (Debian:8) 1.16-1+deb8u7; wget (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1) 1.14-17.1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to wget (Debian:12) 1.18-4; wget (Debian:8) 1.16-1+deb8u7; wget (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1) 1.14-17.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

Published
Sep 26, 2016
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
7.4% · 94th percentile

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Action score

34

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 7.4%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
gnuwget

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • gnu wgetup to 1.17 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12wgetbefore 1.18-41.18-4
Debian:8wgetbefore 1.16-1+deb8u71.16-1+deb8u7
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1wgetbefore 1.14-17.11.14-17.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITYwget-openssl1before 1.11.4-1.32.11.11.4-1.32.1
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5wgetbefore 1.11.4-1.32.11.11.4-1.32.1

Same product

gnu: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-13089GNU Wget: stack overflow in HTTP protocol handling
    59Plan
  • CVE-2016-4971GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.
    49Plan
  • CVE-2014-4877Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled, allows remote FTP servers to write to arbitrary…
    49Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2009-3490Sep 30, 2009 · GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which…
    28Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2010-2252Jul 6, 2010 · GNU Wget 1.12 and earlier uses a server-provided filename instead of the original URL to determine the destination filename of a download…
    28Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2017-6508Mar 7, 2017 · CRLF injection vulnerability in the url_parse function in url.c in Wget through 1.19.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP…
    25Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:wget1.18-4 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
suse:wget1.11.4-1.32.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5Package registry (OSV)
suse:wget-openssl11.11.4-1.32.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITYPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2016-11-24

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+59 d
  3. TodayNov 15, 2026+3702 d

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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References

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