SUSE · Security update for busybox
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Product Security Team SUSE | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
A security update has been released by the SUSE Product Security Team that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the update to BusyBox packages as provided by SUSE to remediate these issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Description
This security update for BusyBox addresses multiple issues, including two security vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-60876, an HTTP request header injection vulnerability in wget, and CVE-2025-46394, a vulnerability involving hidden files in tar via escape sequences. The update also includes other non-security fixes. The vulnerabilities have been classified as high severity. No CVSS score is provided for these issues.
References
- msrc.microsoft.com/csaf/vex/2025/msrc_cve-2025-46394.json (opens in a new tab)
- support.microsoft.com/lifecycle (opens in a new tab)
- first.org/cvss (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_20090-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1236670 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1241661 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1249237 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1253245 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46394/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-60876/ (opens in a new tab)