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[USN-9071-1] HTTPie vulnerability

Posted on 13 November 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-9071-1
November 12, 2026

httpie vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

HTTPie could be made to overwrite files if it downloaded from a malicious
server.

Software Description:
- httpie: CLI, cURL-like tool for humans

Details:

It was discovered that HTTPie used the final URL after following redirects
to determine the output filename when downloading files. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary files to the current
directory.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
httpie 0.9.8-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
httpie 0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-9071-1
CVE-2019-10751

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