CVE-2026-58471
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Publication date:
07/07/2026
Last modified:
07/07/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
6.00
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
5.90
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM



