CVE-2026-88839 | BDVDB-2026-378262 Detail

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Description#

BusyBox passwd/group tokenize() references a stale endpoint pointer after trimming, causing an out-of-bounds write of heap pointers.

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

No public exploit known

6.7 Medium

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 2.1.

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Memory Corruption

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Not available

6.7 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).