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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2023-39810

CVE-2023-39810

HIGH7.8

An issue in the CPIO command of Busybox v1

Published Aug 28, 2023

Modified 11 months ago

Details

An issue in the CPIO command of Busybox v1.33.2 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal.

References

http://busybox.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/23/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/23/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/23/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/24/2

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39810

https://www.pentagrid.ch/en/blog/busybox-cpio-directory-traversal-vulnerability/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

7.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedAug 28, 2023

ModifiedApr 24, 2025

CVE-2023-39810 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence