CVE-2026-94574

published 2026-09-22 47 d ago modified 2026-09-23 46 d ago also EUVD-2026-84682

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
public exploits: 0; none known

A local cross-user code execution vulnerability exists in GNU wget (Windows builds from eternallybored.org) due to a hardcoded configuration file path (C:\msys64) that is writable by unprivileged users, allowing for arbitrary code execution via the use_askpass directive, potentially allowing local privilege escalation.

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-2026-94574 updated 2026-11-05 cvss 7.8

wget: hardcoded configuration file writable by unprivileged users

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 wget Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 wget Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 wget Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 wget Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 wget
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 47 d ago (2026-09-23)

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

GNU Wget (Windows Builds) Wget

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-94574
NVD CVE-2026-94574

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Summary