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CVE-2026-92205

Updated on 21 Oct 2026

Severity

6.1 Medium severity

Details

CVSS score
6.1
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CWE ID
Links
NISTCIRCLRHELUbuntu

Overview

About vulnerability

BusyBox libarchive Symlink Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of BusyBox. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the libarchive component. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27556.

Details

Affected product:
Debian 10 ELS , Debian 11 ELS
Affected packages:
busybox @ 1.30.1 (+1 more)

Fixes