CVE-2025-69194CRITICAL 9.8EPSS p48.6%

CVE-2025-69194CVE-2025-69194

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.

Scoring

CVSS 3.19.8 (CRITICAL)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.71% probability of exploitation · percentile 48.6% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z
Published2026-01-09
Last modified2026-03-05

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-22

References

  1. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69194
  2. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2425773

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')cwe-220%live

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