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{"bugzilla": {"description": "busybox: busybox: Arbitrary file creation via directory traversal", "id": "2558404", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2558404"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "6.1", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-59", "details": ["A flaw was found in BusyBox. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to create arbitrary files in unintended locations with the permissions of the target user. This issue occurs because the archive handling component fails to properly validate user-supplied file paths, allowing directory traversal through symbolic links when a user is tricked into processing a malicious archive."], "name": "CVE-2026-92205", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "busybox", "product_name": "Red Hat Hardened Images"}], "public_date": "2026-10-21T17:17:22Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92205\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92205\nhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-705/"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

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