CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-88839

MediumCVSS 6.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs

Summary

BusyBox passwd/group tokenize() references a stale endpoint pointer after trimming, causing an out-of-bounds write of heap pointers. This can lead to memory corruption.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability may allow memory corruption, process crash, or potentially code execution in the context of the process. It affects systems processing passwd/group files.

Recommendation

Update BusyBox to a patched version. Restrict the ability to supply untrusted passwd/group files for processing.

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Original NVD description (English source)

BusyBox passwd/group tokenize() references a stale endpoint pointer after trimming, causing an out-of-bounds write of heap pointers.

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