wget2 accepts a server certificate with incorrect Key Usage (KU) or Extended Key Usage (EKU). If the attackers compromise a certificate (with the associated private key) issued for a different purpose, they may be able to reuse it for TLS server authentication.
Product
GNU wget2 vulnerabilities
1 published CVE affecting GNU wget2, from public sources (CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV).
- Total
- 1
- Critical
- 0
- High
- 0
- Medium
- 1
- Low
- 0
- Unscored
- 0
- CISA KEV
- 0
Latest GNU wget2 CVEs
Newest publication first
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MediumCVSS 4.8
Sources: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV and public exploit-reference metadata. Product matching comes from the published CVE records. A proof-of-concept means public code exists; it is not evidence of exploitation.