A vulnerability has been found in BusyBox up to 1.30.1. (CVE-2026-76014)
Description
A vulnerability has been found in BusyBox up to 1.30.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file networking/wget.c of the component FEATURE_WGET_TIMEOUT Handler. Such manipulation of the argument -T leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 83a40bf7a93c8ac093d33ab452222dd5b9eb57ff. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.3low
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-76014 is a null pointer dereference vulnerability in BusyBox up to version 1.30.1, specifically in the FEATURE_WGET_TIMEOUT handler within the networking/wget.c file. The vulnerability is triggered by manipulating the -T argument, causing a null pointer dereference. Exploitation requires local access. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed, and a patch commit (83a40bf7a93c8ac093d33ab452222dd5b9eb57ff) is available to fix the issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability results in a denial of service condition due to a null pointer dereference, causing the affected process to crash. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Exploitation requires local access, limiting the attack surface. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch identified by commit 83a40bf7a93c8ac093d33ab452222dd5b9eb57ff should be applied to remediate this issue. Since the vulnerability requires local access, restricting local user privileges can reduce risk. Patch status is confirmed by the presence of the patch commit; no vendor advisory was provided to contradict this.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-xwfg-2qxj-cwwg
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-76014"]
- Database Specific Severity
- LOW
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a85b4c2acd9273b492524f9
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 13:50:58 UTC
Last enriched: 08/19/2026, 14:34:16 UTC
Last updated: 10/04/2026, 10:04:22 UTC
Views: 56
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