CVE-2026-38752: A stack overflow in the evaluate() function (editors/awk.c) of BusyBox commit 371fe9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script.

Overview

Severity

Low (CVSS 2.9)

CVSS Vector

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

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Jul

Released

2026-07-21

Last Updated

2026-08-10

EPSS Score

0.34% (percentile: 27.2%)

Affected Products (2)

Other

• 21638-17084
• 21396-17084

Revision History

• 2026-07-21: Information published.
• 2026-07-21: Information published.
• 2026-07-23: Information published.
• 2026-08-10: Information published.