CVE-2016-7098

Exp

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: 2016-09-26 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-7098 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.68%, 91th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-7098

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
40824 exploit_db edb 2016-11-24 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7098

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 2026-04-21 8.82% 6.68% -2.13%
2 2025-12-01 5.96% 8.82% +2.86%
3 2025-08-30 — 5.96% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-7098

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-7098

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-7098

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2016-7098 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (wget), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7098
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7098
suse low CVE-2016-7098 severity low: SUSE including 6 source package names (wget-1.11.4-1.32.1, wget-1.14-17.1, wget-1.14-20.1, wget-1.14-21.10.1, wget-1.14-21.7.1, wget-openssl1-1.11.4-1.32.1), 46 product×package rows across 44 product lines (Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-BYOS, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-Basic-On-Demand, … (44 product lines)): Fixed 46. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7098/
ubuntu low CVE-2016-7098 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wget), 7 status rows across 7 suites (artful, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 4, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7098

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-7098

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu wget <= 1.17 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-7098

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