lwp-download in libwww-perl before 5.835 does not reject downloads to filenames that begin with a . (dot) character, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite files via (1) a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename or (2) a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-2253 is rated Moderate Risk (59.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.29%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.12% | 3.29% | +2.16% |
| 2 | 2025-07-20 | 0.95% | 1.12% | +0.17% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.95% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
low | CVE-2010-2253 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libwww-perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2253 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2010-2253: 1 GLSA(s) (201402-04), 1 atom(s) (dev-perl/libwww-perl); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-2253 |
redhat
|
low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2253 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2010-2253 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libwww-perl), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, upstream): released 6. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2253 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 0.01 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:0.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 0.02 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:0.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 0.03 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:0.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 0.04 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:0.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.00 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.01 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.02 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.03 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.04 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.05 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.06 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.07 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.08 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.09 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.10 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.11 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.12 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.13 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.14 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.15 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.16 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.17 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.18 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.18_03 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.18_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.18_04 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.18_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.18_05 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.18_05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.19 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.20 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.21 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.22 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.30 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.31 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.32 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.33 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.34 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.35 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.36 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.41 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.42 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.43 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.44 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.45 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.46 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.47 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.48 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.49 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.50 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.51 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.52 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.53 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.53_90 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.53_90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.53_91 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.53_91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.53_92 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.53_92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.53_93 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.53_93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.53_94 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.53_94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.53_95 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.53_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.53_96 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.53_96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.53_97 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.53_97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.60 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.61 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.62 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.63 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.64 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.65 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.66 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.67 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.68 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.69 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.70 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.71 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.72 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.73 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.74 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.75 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.76 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.77 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.78 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.79 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.800 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.800:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gisle_aas | libwww-perl | 5.801 | cpe:2.3:a:gisle_aas:libwww-perl:5.801:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |