CVE-2026-92205
BusyBox libarchive Symlink Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability
- Risk score
- 41/100
- CVSS
- 6.1 v3.0
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.3%
- Published
- 21 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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 …
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.1 medium
References
Original description
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.
Last activity 21 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.