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.

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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8543-1 Wget vulnerabilities
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Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu wget
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu wget

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wget
Wget wget
Vendors & Products Wget
Wget wget

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-14T22:03:10.940Z

Reserved: 2026-06-30T20:20:33.790Z

Link: CVE-2026-58469

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-08T13:36:38.971Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-07T19:43:34Z

Links: CVE-2026-58469 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-21T05:30:16Z

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