CVE-2025-69195

high

Description

A flaw was found in GNU Wget2. This vulnerability, a stack-based buffer overflow, occurs in the filename sanitization logic when processing attacker-controlled URL paths, particularly when filename restriction options are active. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted URL, which, upon user interaction with wget2, can lead to memory corruption. This can cause the application to crash and potentially allow for further malicious activities.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2425770

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69195

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-09

Updated: 2026-01-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00078