CVE-2026-76014

BusyBox FEATURE_WGET_TIMEOUT wget.c null pointer dereference

LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 19, 2026 at 02:45 AM UTC
Updated: August 25, 2026 at 03:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBusyBox

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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A vulnerability has been found in BusyBox up to 1.30.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file networking/wget.c of the component FEATURE_WGET_TIMEOUT Handler. Such manipulation of the argument -T leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 83a40bf7a93c8ac093d33ab452222dd5b9eb57ff. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

VDB EntryTechnical Description
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/vuln/391923
SignaturePermissions Required
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/vuln/391923/cti
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-76014
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/submit/878212
Issue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/mirror/busybox/issues/124

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

3.3LOWVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-476CWE-404

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