CVE-2016-9179: Lynx

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

lynx: It was found that Lynx doesn't parse the authority component of the URL correctly when the host name part ends with '?', and could instead be tricked into connecting to a different host.

Affected products

• Lynx Lynx: any version

Published 2016-12-22. Last modified 2026-06-17.