CVE-2026-88837
Busybox: busybox: httpd misidentifies yescrypt password hashes as plaintext, inverting authentication
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Description
BusyBox httpd treats yescrypt ($y$) password hashes as plaintext during Basic Authentication, inverting the authentication check.
Affected
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
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