9.1

CVE-2024-38428: gnu wget Interpretation Conflict

CVSS: 9.1v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesMGASA-2024-0240SUSE-SU-2024:2154-1SUSE-SU-2024:2174-1
Published 16-06-2024Last modified 21-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-38428 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Interpretation Conflict vulnerability in gnu wget. EPSS estimates a 0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.67%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-8543-1

Timeline

  1. 16-06-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be insecure behavior in which data that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpreted to be part of the host subcomponent.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

51%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.67% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.67%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse6 products
  • wget&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5< 1.20.3-150000.3.20.1
  • wget&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5< 1.20.3-150000.3.20.1
  • wget&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6< 1.20.3-150600.19.3.1
  • wget&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5< 1.14-21.19.1
  • wget&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5< 1.14-21.19.1
Opensuse3 products
  • wget&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 1.20.3-150000.3.20.1
  • wget&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 1.20.3-150600.19.3.1
  • wget&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.24.5-2.1
Redhat3 products
  • wget< 0:1.19.5-10.el8_6.2 | < 0:1.19.5-12.el8_10 | < 0:1.21.1-8.el9_4 | < 0:1.19.5-11.el8_8.1 | < 0:1.21.1-7.el9_2.1
  • wget-debuginfo< 0:1.19.5-10.el8_6.2 | < 0:1.19.5-12.el8_10 | < 0:1.21.1-8.el9_4 | < 0:1.19.5-11.el8_8.1 | < 0:1.21.1-7.el9_2.1
  • wget-debugsource< 0:1.19.5-10.el8_6.2 | < 0:1.19.5-12.el8_10 | < 0:1.21.1-8.el9_4 | < 0:1.19.5-11.el8_8.1 | < 0:1.21.1-7.el9_2.1
Debian1 product
  • wget< 1.21.3-1+deb12u1 | < 1.24.5-2 | < 1.21-1+deb11u2
Gnu1 product
Mageia1 product
  • wget< 1.21.4-1.1.mga9
Ubuntu1 product
  • wget< 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.5+esm2 | < 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1 | < 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1 | < 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1 | < 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.5+esm1 | < 1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2+esm1

7 vendors · 16 products

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