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CVE-2026-26157

🗓️ 11 Feb 2026 20:27:06Reported by redhatType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 137 Views🌐 WEB

BusyBox archive extraction allows arbitrary file overwrite and code execution from path sanitization.

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[
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat Hardened Images",
    "collectionURL": "https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/",
    "packageName": "busybox-main",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "1.37.0-7.2.hum1",
        "lessThan": "*",
        "versionType": "rpm",
        "status": "unaffected"
      }
    ],
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1"
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
    "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
    "packageName": "busybox",
    "defaultStatus": "unknown",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
    ]
  }
]
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
linknamepath/etc/pam.d/..Symlink target used in BusyBox tar extraction vulnerability CVE-2026-26157 to bypass sanitization and traverse to /etc via a symlink with trailing '..'.CWE-73

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15 Jul 2026 02:19Current
7.2High risk
Vulners AI Score7.2
CVSS 3.17
EPSS0.0069
SSVC
137