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requests 2.16.2

2.16.2 is affected by 11 vulnerabilities.

The vulnerabilities that cover this exact version are listed below with the fixed version to move to. The upgrade Vulert recommends: 2.34.2.

Critical 0 High 1 Medium 7 Low 0 Unrated 3

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Released 27 May 2017 Licence Apache-2.0 Also known from other sources 10 Newer releases 160 Database updated 23/Oct/2026

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01 Vulnerabilities affecting this version

requests 2.16.2 vulnerabilities

11 vulnerabilities cover requests 2.16.2. Scroll the table for all of them, or open the full list in the database.

Vulnerability Severity Fixed version Disclosed
CVE-2018-18074: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Requests 7.5 high 2.20.0 29 Oct 2018
CVE-2023-32681: Unintended leak of Proxy-Authorization header in requests 6.1 medium 2.31.0 22 May 2023
CVE-2024-35195: Requests Package TLS Verification Bypass in Session Object 5.6 medium 2.32.0 07 Jul 2026
Insecure Certificate Verification in Requests 5.6 medium 2.32.0 20 May 2024
CVE-2026-25645: Requests Package Local File Overwrite Vulnerability 5.5 medium 2.33.0 25 Mar 2026
CVE-2024-47081: Requests Package Vulnerability Leading to .netrc Credentials Leak 5.3 medium 2.32.4 07 Jul 2026
CVE-2024-47081: Requests Package Exposes .netrc Credentials via Malicious URLs 5.3 medium 2.32.4 09 Jun 2025
CVE-2026-25645: Requests Package Insecure Temp File Reuse Vulnerability 4.4 medium 2.33.0 25 Mar 2026
CVE-2023-32681: Requests - Proxy-Authorization Header Leakage N/A unrated 74ea7cf7a6a27a4eeb2ae24e162bcc942a6706d5 26 May 2023
CVE-2018-18074: Vulnerability in requests package N/A unrated c45d7c49ea75133e52ab22a8e9e13173938e36ff 09 Oct 2018
CVE-2015-2296: Session Fixation Attack in requests N/A unrated 3bd8afbff29e50b38f889b2f688785a669b9aafc 18 Mar 2015

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Questions

About requests 2.16.2

Is requests 2.16.2 vulnerable?

Yes. 11 vulnerabilities in the Vulert database cover requests 2.16.2: 0 critical, 1 high, 7 medium and 0 low, plus 3 not yet rated. The upgrade Vulert recommends is 2.34.2, and each entry above names the fixed version to move to.

Which version of requests should I use instead of 2.16.2?

2.34.2 is the version Vulert recommends for this release line. The version table on the package page lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it.

Is 2.16.2 the latest release of requests?

No. 2.16.2 was published 27 May 2017, and newer releases exist. Newer is not automatically safer — the version table on the package page shows what each release carries.

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