CVE-2026-58471: wget through 1.25.0 (inclusive), 0 through 1.25.0

CVE-2026-58471. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.1 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.0039 (percentile 0.3279), scored 25-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

wget · through 1.25.0 (inclusive)
gnu

wget · 0 through 1.25.0
gnuwget

Description’s affected range: through 1.25.0, fixed in commit c2640fe,

Component: Not specified by the source
Function: within

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · No privileges required · Passive user interaction

What an attacker can do

Remote attackers can trigger memory corruption through a server-supplied filename requiring character set conversion. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 6.0/10) rates confidentiality impact as none; integrity impact as low; availability impact as high.

Published 25-Oct-2026 21:45 UTC

CWE: CWE-122
CCR priority: 28.5 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.0039 · percentile 0.3279 · 2026-10-25
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-25 21:44:36.062275+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-58471.html