[NEW] [medium] wget: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of service

mediumCVE-2026-58469 CVE-2026-58470 CVE-2026-58471 CVE-2026-58472

A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in wget to conduct a denial of service attack.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: wget product: wget Denial of service

What: Multiple vulnerabilities allow a remote attacker to conduct a denial of service attack.
Who is affected: Users of wget are affected.
Urgency: Remediation is medium urgency due to the nature of the vulnerabilities.
Action: Update to the latest version of wget.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-08-24
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2236

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-584690.35% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 28% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-584700.25% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 16% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-584710.22% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 12% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-584720.22% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 12% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-58469	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-58470	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-58471	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-58472	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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