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Google: net-misc/wget: security update to 17561.0.0

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 454601

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - GNU Wget through 1.21.1 does not omit the Authorization header upon a redirect to a different origin, a
 related issue to CVE-2018-1000007. (CVE-2021-31879)

Solution

Update the net-misc/wget library and its related packages to version 17561.0.0 or later.

See Also

https://storage.googleapis.com/cos-oval-vulnerability-feed/cos-109.oval.xml.tar.gz

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 454601

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 8.67

Vendor

Vendor Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-31879

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-31879