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CVE-2026-92205 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-705/	[email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

No affected product data is available for this CVE.

Change History

2 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Oct 30, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 21, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]