Vulnerability Database · Debian · Package report
apt: vulnerability history, versions and safety
apt is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 44 vulnerabilities for it across 108 releases, from Apr 2009 to Dec 2020. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.
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Vulert verdict on apt i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Careful: 2 of the 44 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.
What to do: Plan around the 2 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →
- Vulnerabilities on record 44 over 11 years · 0 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 10 Dec 2020 i
- Highest CVSS 8.1 i
- With no published fix 2 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for apt, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 108 of 108 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 44 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for apt
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↑ | Disclosed ↑ |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-3462: apt - Incorrect sanitation of the 302 redirect field in HTTP transport method | 8.1 high | 1.8.0~alpha3.1 | 28 Jan 2019 |
| APT Package Vulnerability: Man-in-the-Middle Attack Bypass | 5.9 medium | 1.4~beta2 | 05 Dec 2017 |
| GPG Signature Verification Flaw in APT Package: CVE-2018-0501 | 5.9 medium | 1.6.4 | 21 Aug 2018 |
| CVE-2020-27350: Integer Overflows and Underflows in apt Package | 5.7 medium | 2.1.13 | 10 Dec 2020 |
| CVE-2020-3810: Vulnerability in apt package allows denial of service | 5.5 medium | 2.1.2 | 15 May 2020 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
