CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-88837

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.23%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

BusyBox httpd treats yescrypt ($y$) password hashes as plaintext during Basic Authentication, inverting the authentication check. This may allow unauthorized access.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability may allow authentication bypass and access to protected resources on the httpd server. Systems using yescrypt hashes with Basic Authentication are at risk.

Recommendation

Update BusyBox to a patched version or change the password format to one handled correctly. Verify the httpd authentication configuration.

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Original NVD description (English source)

BusyBox httpd treats yescrypt ($y$) password hashes as plaintext during Basic Authentication, inverting the authentication check.

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