CVE-2026-38753EPSS p14.4%

CVE-2026-38753CVE-2026-38753

busybox / busybox

Description

A use-after-free in the awk_sub() function (editors/awk.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script.

Scoring

CVSS 4.9 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS0.25% probability of exploitation · percentile 14.4% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-07-20
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.