๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-38755

LOW 2.9
CVSS Score
2.9
EPSS Score
0.3%
EPSS Percentile
23th

A heap overflow in the evalcommand() function (shell/ash.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted input.

CWE CWE-674
Vendor busybox
Product busybox
Published Jul 15, 2026
Last Updated Jul 20, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

BusyBox / BusyBox
0.52 โ‰ค 1.38.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
busybox.net: https://busybox.net lists.busybox.net: https://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2026-June/092354.html