Red Hat Security Advisory: wget security update
Affects Red Hat wgetSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 17:20 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Sep 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated wget packages (version 1.19.5-11.el8_8.1) that fix this vulnerability. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 variants should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:6208. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Description
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-38428) in the GNU Wget utility used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 may cause improper behavior due to misinterpretation of input. Red Hat has issued a security update addressing this issue for multiple architectures and product variants. The vulnerability affects the wget package versions prior to the fixed release 1.19.5-11.el8_8.1. No public exploit or CVSS score is currently available.