CVE-2025-69194

πŸ”΄ HIGH

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 th...

Published
Jan 09, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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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 Scores

CVSS 3.1 8.8
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 2.0 8.8

Additional Information

Source
patrick@puiterwijk.org
State
Awaiting analysis

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