CVE-2026-88830

HIGH CVSS 3.1: 7.5 EPSS 0.35%
Updated Sep 23, 2026
Red Hat
Parameter Value
CVSS 7.5 (HIGH)
Type CWE-131
Vendor Red Hat
Public PoC No

A unit confusion in BusyBox TLS Montgomery reduction buffer allocation causes a pre-authentication heap buffer overflow when processing a crafted ClientKeyExchange message.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Vulnerable Products

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