CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-39810

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.70%

49th percentile - higher than 49% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the CPIO command of Busybox v1.33.2 allows attackers to perform a directory traversal. The issue stems from improper handling of file paths when extracting CPIO archives.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to overwrite or read files outside the intended directory, potentially leading to privilege escalation or system integrity compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update Busybox to a version later than 1.33.2 that includes a fix for this vulnerability. If an update is not possible, restrict access to the CPIO command to trusted users only.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An issue in the CPIO command of Busybox v1.33.2 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS