CVE-2026-1858

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
gnuwget20 <= 2.2.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-20: CWE-20 Improper input validation

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References