Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2026-38752
A stack overflow in the evaluate() function (editors/awk.c) of BusyBox commit 371fe9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.5
HIGH
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:3.6
EPSS Probability:0.31%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-674 ↗CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| BusyBox | BusyBox | 1.00 <= 1.38.0 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.307%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-04-06T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2026-07-15T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2026-07-20T15:12:38 |
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