What is CVE-2026-58469?

CVE-2026-58469 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnuwget Wget, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-58469?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Gnuwget Wget

CVE-2026-58469

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 Metalin…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gnuwget Wget — versions 0, 37a40fcb450153f69537c7cbc2a7a4fb0b6f7826

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-58469?: CVE-2026-58469 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnuwget Wget, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-58469?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.