CVE-2026-92205

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 37/100
Published: 2026-10-21 Modified: 2026-10-22 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Auth Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: Required
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: High
A: Low

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.

Weakness Classification (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

37 / 100
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

6.1 / 10.0 v3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.31%
Raw Score 0.003140
Percentile 24.3%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00314
2026-10-28
0.00314

Intelligence Sources

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