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CVE-2026-58469 json

GNU Wget 1.25.0 Heap Buffer Underread via Metalink URL Parsing

published 2026-07-07 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-25 14 d ago also EUVD-2026-42081 , GHSA-fxf9-rxpj-26gx , JLSEC-2026-1158

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit 37a40fc, contains a heap buffer underread vulnerability in the clean_metalink_string() function within src/metalink.c that allows a malicious server to trigger memory corruption by serving a Metalink document containing a whitespace-only URL. Attackers can cause the function to decrement a pointer past the start of the buffer when processing an all-whitespace Metalink URL, potentially leading to abnormal program behavior.

Patch / fix

  • wget Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.3
  • wget Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.3
  • wget Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 1.25.0-2ubuntu4.2
  • wget Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2+esm3
  • wget Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1+esm2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58469

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  • wget RHEL 8 1.19.5-16.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:62144

  • wget SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 1.25.0-160000.3.1
  • wget Linux Micro 6.1 1.24.5-slfo.1.1_4.1
  • wget Linux Micro 6.0 1.24.5-3.1
  • wget SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 1.24.5-150700.3.6.1
  • wget SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS +6 more 1.20.3-150000.3.34.1
  • wget SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 1.24.5-150700.3.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:23297-1SUSE-SU-2026:23326-1SUSE-SU-2026:23163-1SUSE-SU-2026:23053-1SUSE-SU-2026:3337-1SUSE-SU-2026:3206-1

  • wget openSUSE Leap 16.0 1.25.0-160000.3.1
  • wget openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.25.0-3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21665-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11252-1

  • wget AlmaLinux 8 1.19.5-16.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:62144

  • wget Rocky Linux 8 1.19.5-16.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:62144

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-2026-58469 updated cvss 6.5

wget: GNU Wget: Memory corruption via crafted Metalink URL

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) wget 1.19.5-16.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:62144
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 wget, wget 1.24.5-5.el10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 wget, wget 1.24.5-5.el10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 wget, wget 1.24.5-5.el10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 wget 1.24.5-5.el10
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
4 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 4.0 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
OSV 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
julia wget_jll
all versions
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • gnuwget wget

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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