CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-88830

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs

Summary

A unit confusion in BusyBox TLS Montgomery reduction buffer allocation causes a pre-authentication heap buffer overflow when processing a crafted ClientKeyExchange message.

Risk Assessment

The risk is the potential for remote code execution before authentication, which could lead to full system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade BusyBox to a patched version and restrict access to TLS services.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A unit confusion in BusyBox TLS Montgomery reduction buffer allocation causes a pre-authentication heap buffer overflow when processing a crafted ClientKeyExchange message.

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