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CVE-2025-69194
critical 9.8
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
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- Last changed
- Source
- patrick@puiterwijk.org
- Weakness
- CWE-22
Severity
| Version | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | high 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
patrick@puiterwijk.orgSecondary |
| CVSS 3.1 | critical 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
nvd@nist.govPrimary |
Affected products
Vendor and product from the NVD’s CPE applicability statements. Versions and conditions are on the NVD’s page.
- gnu · wget2
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69194Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2425773Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory