Low severity · published Apr 23, 2025
CVE-2025-46394
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
3.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BU
Busybox · Busybox
through 1.37.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46394
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46394
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=16018
Product
https://www.busybox.net
Product
https://www.busybox.net/downloads/
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/23/5
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/24/3
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
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