MinorCritical vulnerability

CVE-2026-94574 (CVSS 7.8)

NVD · officialPublished Sep 22, 2026Risk 23/100EPSS 0.1%

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.

Technical details

CVSS

7.8

AV:LocalAC:LowPR:NoneUI:RequiredC:HighI:HighA:High

Evidence and sources

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