Wget
Vendor:
First CVE: Jan 2, 1999 · Active for 27 years
25
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 95% of tracked products
1.7
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 59% of tracked products
6.8
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 36% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Wget over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jan 2, 1999
27 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jul 10, 2026
14 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Wget25 CVEs
52%
36%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local2 (8.0%)
Network14 (56.0%)
Unknown9 (36.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low14 (56.0%)
High2 (8.0%)
Unknown9 (36.0%)
User Interaction
None8 (32.0%)
Unknown9 (36.0%)
Required8 (32.0%)
Privileges Required
Low1 (4.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None15 (60.0%)
Unknown9 (36.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (25 CVEs).
25 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-13089HIGH The http.c:skip_short_body() function is called in some circumstances, such as when processing redirects. When the response is sent chunked in wget before 1.19.2, the chunk parser | Oct 27, 2017 | 8.8 | 72 | NO | NO |
CVE-2016-4971HIGH GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource. | Jun 30, 2016 | 8.8 | 65 | NO | YES |
CVE-2014-4877HIGH Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled, allows remote FTP servers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary | Oct 29, 2014 | 9.3 | 63 | NO | YES |
CVE-2017-13090HIGH The retr.c:fd_read_body() function is called when processing OK responses. When the response is sent chunked in wget before 1.19.2, the chunk parser uses strtol() to read each chun | Oct 27, 2017 | 8.8 | 48 | NO | NO |
CVE-2018-0494MEDIUM GNU Wget before 1.19.5 is prone to a cookie injection vulnerability in the resp_new function in http.c via a \r\n sequence in a continuation line. | May 6, 2018 | 6.5 | 41 | NO | YES |
CVE-2016-7098HIGH 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 | Sep 26, 2016 | 8.1 | 40 | NO | YES |
CVE-2026-58469HIGH GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit 37a40fc, contains a heap buffer underread vulnerability in the clean_metalink_string() function within src/metalink.c that allows a malicio | Jul 7, 2026 | 7.5 | 33 | NO | NO |
CVE-2004-1488MEDIUM wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x does not filter or quote control characters when displaying HTTP responses to the terminal, which may allow remote malicious web servers to inject terminal esc | Apr 27, 2005 | 5.0 | 30 | NO | YES |
CVE-2026-15146MEDIUM GNU Wget does not validate the IP address provided by an FTP PASV response while operating in FTP passive mode. A malicious FTP server, or an HTTP server that redirects to an FTP U | Jul 10, 2026 | 5.9 | 29 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-58472HIGH GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit dd692d9, contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the html_quote_string() function in src/convert.c that allows a remote attacker t | Jul 7, 2026 | 7.1 | 29 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (25 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
1 CVE
4.0% of CVEs· 96th percentile
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
6 CVEs
24.0% of CVEs· 90th percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (25 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (25 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Wget
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9.1 | 6 | 5.2 | 4.4% | 0 | 3 |
| 1.9 | 6 | 5.2 | 4.4% | 0 | 3 |
| 1.8.2 | 6 | 4.9 | 4.5% | 0 | 3 |
| 1.8.1 | 7 | 5.2 | 4.4% | 0 | 3 |
| 1.8 | 7 | 5.2 | 4.4% | 0 | 3 |
| 1.7.1 | 5 | 5.2 | 3.4% | 0 | 2 |
| 1.7 | 5 | 5.2 | 3.4% | 0 | 2 |
| 1.6 | 5 | 5.2 | 3.4% | 0 | 2 |
| 1.5.3 | 6 | 5.2 | 3.1% | 0 | 2 |
| 1.14 | 1 | 9.3 | 39.9% | 0 | 1 |
| 1.13.4 | 1 | 9.3 | 39.9% | 0 | 1 |
| 1.13.3 | 1 | 9.3 | 39.9% | 0 | 1 |
| 1.13.2 | 1 | 9.3 | 39.9% | 0 | 1 |
| 1.13.1 | 1 | 9.3 | 39.9% | 0 | 1 |
| 1.13 | 1 | 9.3 | 39.9% | 0 | 1 |
| 1.12 | 1 | 9.3 | 39.9% | 0 | 1 |
| 1.11.4 | 1 | 6.8 | 4.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.11.3 | 2 | 6.8 | 3.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.11.2 | 2 | 6.8 | 3.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.11.1 | 2 | 6.8 | 3.9% | 0 | 0 |