CVE-2026-92205

MEDIUM 6.1

BusyBox libarchive Symlink Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability

CVSS Score

6.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-22
Vendor	busybox
Product	busybox
Published	Oct 21, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Affected Versions

BusyBox / BusyBox

1.37.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

zerodayinitiative.com: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-705/