CVE-2025-69195 | Wget2: gnu wget2: memory corruption and crash via filename sanitization logic with attacker-controlled urls

A flaw was found in GNU Wget2. This vulnerability, a stack-based buffer overflow, occurs in the filename sanitization logic when processing attacker-controlled URL paths, particularly when filename restriction options are active. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted URL, which, upon user interaction with wget2, can lead to memory corruption. This can cause the application to crash and potentially allow for further malicious activities.

Published: 2026-01-09 Last update: 2026-03-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-69195 is rated Moderate Risk (40.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.11%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-69195

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-27 0.16% 0.11% -0.05%
2 2026-05-11 0.08% 0.16% +0.08%
3 2026-01-09 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-69195

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 4.7 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-69195

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-69195

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2025-69195: 1 source package rows (wget2); 3 state rows across 2 repos (3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 3. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-69195
debian unimportant CVE-2025-69195 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (wget2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-69195
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69195
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-69195 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wget2), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, upstream): needs-triage 6, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-69195

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-69195

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu wget2 >= 2.1.0, < 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-69195

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