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high 8.8

CVE-2025-69194 json

Wget2: arbitrary file write via metalink path traversal in gnu wget2

published 2026-01-09 9 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-1781

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • gnu wget2 2.2.1
  • wget2 Debian 13 2.2.0+ds-1+deb13u1
  • wget2 Debian 14 2.2.0+ds-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-69194

  • wget2 openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.2.1-bp160.1.1
  • wget2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.2.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:20038-1openSUSE-SU-2026:10015-1

  • wget Azure Linux 3.0 2.1.0-7

azure linux advisories AZL-73901

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2025-69194 updated cvss 8.8

wget2: Arbitrary File Write via Metalink Path Traversal in GNU Wget2

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
9 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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