Wget 1.9 and 1.9.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the name of the file being downloaded.

Description

Wget 1.9 and 1.9.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the name of the file being downloaded.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.96% · top 38% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (10)

• [wget] 20040517 Re: Wget race condition vulnerability (fwd) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:771 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-145-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9830 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 17399 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [wget] 20040517 Wget race condition vulnerability (fwd) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 10361 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• wget-lock-race-condition(16167) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 20040516 Wget race condition vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• MDKSA-2005:204 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 01:15 UTC.