CVE-2025-69194 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget2, affecting its handling of Metalink documents. An attacker can exploit this by crafting malicious Metalink files that cause Wget2 to write files to arbitrary locations on the system. This unauthenticated vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate attention for affected users.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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