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CVE-2025-46394

Published: Apr 23, 2025Updated: Jun 2, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-451
NVD MITRE
3.2CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In tar in BusyBox through 1.37.0, a TAR archive can have filenames hidden from a listing through the use of terminal escape sequences.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:NUI:NS:CC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-451

Affected Products

BusyBoxBusyBox
Embedded
Operating Systems / linux-distro
busyboxbusybox
Embedded
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
BusyBoxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
busyboxoss-projectOperating Systemsaka busybox utilities
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=16018
bugs.busybox.net
https://www.busybox.net/downloads/
busybox.net
https://www.busybox.net
busybox.net
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Timeline

Published
Apr 23, 2025
Last Updated
Jun 2, 2026

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