Is CVE-2016-7098 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-7098 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-7098?

CVE-2016-7098 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-7098?

CVE-2016-7098 has an EPSS score of 7.50% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7098?

Upgrade wget on debian 11 to 1.18-4 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-7098

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

wgetDebian

Fixed in:1.18-4CVE-2016-7098

wgetUbuntu

Fixed in:1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3USN-3464-1

Fixed in:1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3USN-3464-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

7.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

lists.gnu.org

Third-Party Advisory1

lists.opensuse.org

Mailing List2

Other references4

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.