CVE catalog
CVE-2026-94574
A local cross-user code execution vulnerability exists in GNU wget (Windows builds from eternallybored.org) due to a hardcoded configuration file path (C:\msys64) that is writable by unprivileged user
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.18% · Oct 25, 2026
A local cross-user code execution vulnerability exists in GNU wget (Windows builds from eternallybored.org) due to a hardcoded configuration file path (C:\msys64) that is writable by unprivileged users, allowing for arbitrary code execution via the use_askpass directive, potentially allowing local privilege escalation.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | wget | sid | 1.25.0-3 | not affected |
| Debian | wget | forky | 1.25.0-3 | not affected |
| Debian | wget | trixie | 1.25.0-2 | not affected |
| Debian | wget | bookworm | 1.21.3-1+deb12u1 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | wget | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | wget | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | wget | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | wget | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [wget]Not affected
Details (2)
1.21.3-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · wget · debian · bookworm
1.21.3-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · wget · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94574]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-94574]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-94574.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-3518.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]