MEDIUMCVSS v3 6.1Vulnerability

CVE-2026-92205

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.

Properties

Severity
MEDIUM
Nvd fetched at
2026-10-22T22:14:18.200859+00:00
Epss score
0.00314
Cvss severity
MEDIUM
Cvss score
6.1
Retrieved at
2026-10-22T22:17:36+00:00
Last source
FIRST EPSS
Score
6.1
Cvss version
3.0
Cve id
CVE-2026-92205
Cvss vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
First seen by Signal
2026-10-21T22:34:38+00:00
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Published at
2026-10-21T18:17:31.007
Last modified
2026-10-22T17:34:37.867
Epss percentile
0.23068

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