CVE-2026-261577.0HighCWE-73

CVE-2026-26157: Busybox: arbitrary file overwrite and potential code execution via incomplete path sanitization

Red Hat · Red Hat Hardened Images

Vendor fix available · Affected: Red Hat Hardened Images · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

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0.7%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

54th percentile

050100

Higher than 54% of scored CVEs

7.0HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

A flaw was found in BusyBox. Incomplete path sanitization in its archive extraction utilities allows an attacker to craft malicious archives that when extracted, and under specific conditions, may write to files outside the intended directory. This can lead to arbitrary file overwrite, potentially enabling code execution through the modification of sensitive system files.

Affected products2

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Red Hat · Red Hat Hardened ImagesVersions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Versions not stated

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: External Control of File Name or Path · File and Path Handling
Vendor: Red Hat
Published: February 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), February 2026

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