CVE-2025-69194: Wget2: arbitrary file write via metalink path traversal in gnu wget2

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Jan
Released
2026-01-10
Last Updated
2026-01-20
EPSS Score
0.03% (percentile: 7.6%)

Detection & Weaponization (1 sources)

Maturity: Exploit

  • GitHub PoC: 1 repositories

Affected Products (2)

Open Source Software

  • azl3 wget 2.1.0-6 on Azure Linux 3.0
  • azl3 wget 2.1.0-7 on Azure Linux 3.0

Revision History

  • 2026-01-10: Information published.
  • 2026-01-16: Information published.
  • 2026-01-20: Information published.