CVE-2026-88834
lowA flaw was found in BusyBox's httpd web server.
A flaw was found in BusyBox's httpd web server. When configured with system password authentication, a user existence oracle may exist in certain build configurations. An attacker could distinguish existing from non-existing usernames by observing authentication failure behavior. Impact is limited to username enumeration and requires non-default compile options or uncommon password file states; default BusyBox builds with shadow password support are not affected.
CVSS
3.7
3.7 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (secalert@redhat.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-13 17:17
Modified: 2026-10-15 16:33
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:59 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88834 secalert@redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531348 secalert@redhat.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:59 UTC · record ↗