CVE-2026-88834

low

Description

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.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-98899

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531348

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88834

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-13

Updated: 2026-10-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.7

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

Severity: Low