CVE-2025-69194A security issue was discovered in GNU Wget2 when handling Metalink documents.
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A security issue was discovered in GNU Wget2 when handling Metalink documents. The application fails to properly validate file paths provided in Metalink <file name> elements. An attacker can abuse this behavior to write files to unintended locations on the system. This can lead to data loss or potentially allow further compromise of the user’s environment.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
gnu wget2 gnu:wget2 | before 2.2.1 | NVD |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69194third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2425773issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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