Low severity · published Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-38752
A stack overflow in the evaluate() function (editors/awk.c) of BusyBox commit 371fe9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script
2.9
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A stack overflow in the evaluate() function (editors/awk.c) of BusyBox commit 371fe9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BU
BusyBox · BusyBox
1.00 through 1.38.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-38752
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-38752
busybox.net
https://busybox.net/
Mailing List
https://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2026-June/092351.html
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