Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
CVE-2026-26157
A flaw was found in BusyBox. Incomplete path sanitization in its archive extraction utilities allows an attacker to craft malicious archives that when extracted, and under specific conditions, may write to files outside the intended direct…
EPSS: 0.007 (47.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Hardened Images — versions 1.37.0-7.2.hum1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-26157?
- CVE-2026-26157 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-26157?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.