3.3

CVE-2025-46394: busybox

CVSS: 3.3v3.1LowModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2025-46394UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46394DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46394
Published 23-04-2025Last modified 02-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-46394 is a low (CVSS 3.3) vulnerability in busybox. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
13/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 8
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15834-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20090-1SUSE-SU-2026:0235-1SUSE-SU-2026:0236-1SUSE-SU-2026:0872-1SUSE-SU-2026:0892-1

Timeline

  1. 23-04-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In tar in BusyBox through 1.37.0, a TAR archive can have filenames hidden from a listing through the use of terminal escape sequences.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 7 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.18% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard2 products
  • busybox< 1.37.0-r50
  • busybox-full< 1.37.0-r50
Wolfi2 products
  • busybox< 1.37.0-r50
  • busybox-full< 1.37.0-r50
Alpine1 product
  • busybox< 1.36.1-r21 | < 1.36.1-r31 | < 1.37.0-r14 | < 1.37.0-r20 | < 1.37.0-r27
Busybox1 product
Debian1 product
  • busyboxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:1.37.0-8
Ubuntu1 product
  • busyboxAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 8 products

References

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