CVE-2026-38753

HIGH CVSS 7.5 View on NVD ↗

Description

A use-after-free in the awk_sub() function (editors/awk.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script.

CVSS Vector

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

References

http://busybox.com
https://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2026-June/092352.html

Published: Jul 15, 2026 21:16 UTC Modified: Jul 16, 2026 16:19 UTC