4.8
Medium
CVE-2026-1858 wget2 accepts a server certificate with incorrect Key Usage (KU) or Extended Key Usage (EKU)
Description
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 products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wget2 2.2 | earliest → 2.2.1 | No fix stated |
References
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