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Medium 4.8
wget2 Improper Certificate Validation
wget2 accepts a server certificate with incorrect Key Usage (KU) or Extended Key Usage (EKU). If the attackers compromise a certificate (with the associated private key) issued for a different purpose, they may be able to reuse it for TLS server authenticatio…
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High 7.6
Wget2: gnu wget2: memory corruption and crash via filename sanitization logic with attacker-controlled urls
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…
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High 8.8CVE-2025-69194 Public exploit
Wget2: arbitrary file write via metalink path traversal in gnu wget2
A security issue was discovered in GNU Wget2 when handling Metalink documents. The application fails to properly validate file paths provided in Metalink <file name> elements. An attacker can abuse this behavior to write files to unintended locations on the s…