CVE-2026-58469

GNU Wget 1.25.0 Heap Buffer Underread via Metalink URL Parsing

Published Jul 7, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8543-1 Wget vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu wget
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu wget
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wget
Wget wget
Vendors & Products Wget
Wget wget
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title GNU Wget 1.25.0 Heap Buffer Underread via Metalink URL Parsing
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 14, 2026, 10:03 PM
Reserved
Jun 30, 2026, 8:20 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 7, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 8:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 7, 2026, 7:43 PM