CVE-2026-88834Busybox: busybox: httpd user existence oracle in non-default shadow-disabled builds
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A flaw was found in BusyBox's httpd web server. When configured with system password authentication, a user existence oracle may exist in certain build configurations. An attacker could distinguish existing from non-existing usernames by observing authentication failure behavior. Impact is limited to username enumeration and requires non-default compile options or uncommon password file states; default BusyBox builds with shadow password support are not affected.
- CVSS
- 3.7 LOW (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-203
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images redhat:hummingbird | 1 | CNA record |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88834vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531348issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat
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