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    CVE-2026-58469

    GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit 37a40fc, contains a heap buffer underread vulnerability in the clean_metalink_string() function within src/metalink.c that allows a malicious server to trigger memory corruption by serving a Metalink document containing a whitespace-only URL. Attackers can cause the function to decrement a pointer past the start of the buffer when processing an all-whitespace Metalink URL, potentially leading to abnormal program behavior.

    Published:Jul 7, 2026
    Last Modified:Jul 16, 2026
    EPS:Jul 7, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00351
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Wget
    Vendor
    Wget
    Product
    Wget

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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