VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-38753

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.14%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-07-15
Last modified2026-07-20
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

A use-after-free in the awk_sub() function (editors/awk.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script.

Weakness classification

  • cve@mitre.org: CWE-416
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-416

Primary references