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CVE-2010-2246

feh before 1.8, when the --wget-timestamp option is enabled, might allow remote attackers to...

5.1 MediumPublic exploitFix available

feh before 1.8, when the --wget-timestamp option is enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.

Exploit likelihood

6.62%Up 2.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.1

feh before 1.8, when the --wget-timestamp option is enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.

Record
CVE-2010-2246
CVSS 2.0
5.1 MediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

feh before 1.8, when the --wget-timestamp option is enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.

Record
CVE-2010-2246
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2258 No score

feh before 1.8, when the --wget-timestamp option is enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.

Record
EUVD-2010-2258
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rp7q-j6w2-c4q5 No score

feh before 1.8, when the --wget-timestamp option is enabled, might allow remote attackers to...

feh before 1.8, when the --wget-timestamp option is enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.

Record
GHSA-rp7q-j6w2-c4q5
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

feh before 1.8, when the --wget-timestamp option is enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.

Record
CVE-2010-2246
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2246 No score

feh before 1.8, when the --wget-timestamp option is enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2246
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
feh
Debian:12
before 1.8-1
1.8-1
feh
Debian:13
before 1.8-1
1.8-1
feh
Debian:14
before 1.8-1
1.8-1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBfeh 1.7 - '--wget-Timestamp' Remote Code Execution2010-06-25

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-2246 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Feh Project Feh, published May 26, 2011. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.62%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in feh 1.8-1.

References

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