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Paper/Archive/CVE-2025-69194

CVE-2025-69194

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

EPSS 0.8%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
41
CVSS 9.8 (NVD)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 56.2.562 × 2011.2No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
wget2≤ 2.2.02.2.1CNA

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
fedora (CNA)8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69194refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2425773