Description
A flaw was found in BusyBox. When extracting files using the cpio utility with path traversal protection enabled, hardlink target paths are not properly sanitized. By tricking a user or automated process into extracting a crafted archive, an attacker can create hardlinks that point to files outside the intended extraction directory. This issue may allow an attacker to modify or overwrite arbitrary files outside the target directory during subsequent extraction operations.
Published: 2026-11-11
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in BusyBox. When extracting files using the cpio utility with path traversal protection enabled, hardlink target paths are not properly sanitized. By tricking a user or automated process into extracting a crafted archive, an attacker can create hardlinks that point to files outside the intended extraction directory. This issue may allow an attacker to modify or overwrite arbitrary files outside the target directory during subsequent extraction operations.
Title Busybox: cpio hardlink target not sanitized under feature_path_traversal_protection
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat rhel Els
Weaknesses CWE-59
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat rhel Els
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Redhat Hummingbird Rhel Els
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-11T12:29:17.756Z

Reserved: 2026-11-09T11:36:29.479Z

Link: CVE-2026-124744

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