CVE-2025-69194

HIGH

8.8

Description

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.

Details CVE

Score CVSS v3.18.8

SeveriteHIGH

Vecteur CVSSCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vecteur d'attaqueNETWORK

ComplexiteLOW

Privileges requisNONE

Interaction utilisateurREQUIRED

Publie1/9/2026

Derniere modification3/5/2026

Sourcenvd

Observations honeypot0

Produits affectes

gnu:wget2

Faiblesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69194(patrick@puiterwijk.org)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2425773(patrick@puiterwijk.org)

Correlations IOC

Aucune correlation enregistree

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