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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-69194

A security issue was discovered in GNU Wget2 when handling Metalink documents.

Published Jan 9, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · A security issue was

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-69194. EPSS is 0.79%. Act only if a listed version of A security issue was is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A security issue was).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.79%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor fedora

A security issue was discovered in GNU Wget2 when handling Metalink documents. The application fails to properly validate file paths provided in Metalink 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.

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  • vendor fedoraversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2025-69194

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-69194. EPSS is 0.79%. Act only if a listed version of A security issue was is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.79%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 9, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    A security issue was discovered in GNU Wget2 when handling Metalink documents. The application fails to properly validate file paths provided in Metalink 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.

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    A security issue was discovered in GNU Wget2 when handling Metalink documents. The application fails to properly validate file paths provided in Metalink 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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-69194

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-69194

    30-day exploitation probability 0.79%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-1781

    A security issue was discovered in GNU Wget2 when handling Metalink documents. The application fails to properly validate file paths provided in Metalink elements. An attacker can abuse this behavior to write files to unintended locations on the system. This can lead to data loss

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
  • EUVDOct 30, 2026