Description
A flaw was found in BusyBox. Incomplete path sanitization in its archive extraction utilities allows an attacker to craft malicious archives that when extracted, and under specific conditions, may write to files outside the intended directory. This can lead to arbitrary file overwrite, potentially enabling code execution through the modification of sensitive system files.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
33.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-73
Status
published
Products (3)
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Hardened Images
Red Hat/Red Hat Hardened Images 1
Published
Feb 11, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026