CVE-2026-88829
A flaw was found in BusyBox httpd's reverse proxy feature
- Risk score
- 53/100
- CVSS
- 7.2 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.3%
- Published
- 14 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- A flaw was found in BusyBox httpd's reverse proxy feature. When the proxy is configured to forward requests matching a URL prefix to a backend server, only the first HTTP request on a TCP connection has its path rewritten. An attacker can send a pipelined second request that is relayed verbatim to the backend, bypassi…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.2 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original description
A flaw was found in BusyBox httpd's reverse proxy feature. When the proxy is configured to forward requests matching a URL prefix to a backend server, only the first HTTP request on a TCP connection has its path rewritten. An attacker can send a pipelined second request that is relayed verbatim to the backend, bypassing the configured path restrictions. This allows accessing arbitrary paths on the backend server that were not intended to be exposed through the proxy.
Last activity 14 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.