PT-2026-97416 · Busybox · Busybox

CVE-2026-88830

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Published

2026-09-23

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Updated

2026-09-24

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BusyBox (affected versions not specified)
Description A unit confusion bug in the TLS Montgomery reduction buffer allocation leads to a heap buffer overflow. This occurs during the processing of a crafted ClientKeyExchange message during the handshake process, allowing a remote attacker to trigger the overflow before authentication, which can result in a system crash or Denial of Service (DoS).
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-88830

Affected Products

Busybox