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TI-2026-60230 Aliases CVE-2026-88840GHSA-w878-vhh4-m5pv

Busybox: busybox: tls ssl_server reads one byte out of bounds when parsing truncated clienthello

Priority LOW 29CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

BusyBox TLS get_client_hello() reads past the end of the input buffer when parsing a truncated ClientHello message.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00205 10th 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
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatRed Hat Hardened Images——No fix listedCNA
  • Red Hat Hardened Images VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:11—Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1 Versions 1 — ·Red Hat

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 Hardened Images

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-88840
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w878-vhh4-m5pv

References

Other 2

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  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-03949 Out-of-bounds write in ESXi and Horizon DaaS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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