CVE-2026-58471

Publication date 7 July 2026

Last updated 9 July 2026

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit c2640fe, contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the convert_fname() function within src/url.c that allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption through a server-supplied filename requiring character set conversion. When the output buffer is too small during iconv E2BIG reallocation, the reallocation logic miscalculates the remaining space, leading to a heap buffer overflow that can be exploited via a maliciously crafted server response.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
wget	26.04 LTS resolute	Needs evaluation
	25.10 questing	Needs evaluation
	24.04 LTS noble	Needs evaluation
	22.04 LTS jammy	Needs evaluation
	20.04 LTS focal	Needs evaluation
	18.04 LTS bionic	Needs evaluation
	16.04 LTS xenial	Needs evaluation
	14.04 LTS trusty	Needs evaluation

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
wget	Upstream: c2640fe

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:

Base score 6.0 · Medium

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	High
Attack requirements	None
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Passive
Vulnerable system - Confidentiality impact	None
Vulnerable system - Integrity impact	Low
Vulnerable system - Availability impact	High
Subsequent system - Confidentiality impact	None
Subsequent system - Integrity impact	None
Subsequent system - Availability impact	None

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.0 · Medium
Base + Threat score	-
Base + Environmental score	-
Base + Threat + Environmental score	-

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Base score 5.9 · Medium