CVE-2026-1858EPSS p4.6%

CVE-2026-1858CVE-2026-1858

gnu / wget2

Description

wget2 accepts a server certificate with incorrect Key Usage (KU) or Extended Key Usage (EKU). If the attackers compromise a certificate (with the associated private key) issued for a different purpose, they may be able to reuse it for TLS server authentication.

Scoring

CVSS 4.8 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS0.15% probability of exploitation · percentile 4.6% · 2026-10-27T12:03:15Z
Last modified2026-10-26
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.