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 5 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 an official security update for wget (version 1.21.1-7.el9_2.1) that addresses this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support should apply this update promptly. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available in the Red Hat advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-38428) was identified in the wget utility used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. The flaw involves misinterpretation of input that may lead to improper behavior. Red Hat has released an update to address this issue in wget version 1.21.1-7.el9_2.1. The advisory recommends applying the update to affected systems to remediate the vulnerability.