Description

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 system. This can lead to data loss or potentially allow further compromise of the user’s environment.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-01-09T07:53:48.144Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-26T15:04:53.176Z

Source :

fedora
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-69194 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Gnu
  • Wget
  • Wget2
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-69194.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69194 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2425773 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69194 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69194 cve-icon
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