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TI-2023-20792 Aliases CVE-2023-39810GHSA-mm53-x3wx-jgr2

An issue in the CPIO command of Busybox v1.33.2 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal.

Priority LOW 37CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue in the CPIO command of Busybox v1.33.2 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00765 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:1.30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.30.1Vulnerablebusybox
cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:1.33.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.33.2Vulnerablebusybox
  • cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:1.30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.30.1 Vulnerable ·busybox
  • cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:1.33.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.33.2 Vulnerable ·busybox

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-39810
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mm53-x3wx-jgr2

References

  • TI-2016-05394 The recv_and_process_client_pkt function in networking/ntpd.c in busybox allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-15900 Busybox contains a Missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in The "busybox wget"… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2018-15917 BusyBox project BusyBox wget version prior to commit… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-01959 Heap-based buffer overflow in the DHCP client (udhcpc) in BusyBox before 1.25.0 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-37846 BusyBox wget thru 1.3.7 accepted raw CR (0x0D)/LF (0x0A) and other C0 control bytes in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-22583 A use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox v.1.36.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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