Vulnerability · Published Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-46394
Low 3.2
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in BusyBox from BusyBox. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.2Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | busybox | 1.36.1-r31 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-46394 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | busybox | 1.37.0-r14 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-46394 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | busybox | 1.37.0-r20 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-46394 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | busybox | 1.37.0-r27 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-46394 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | busybox | 1.37.0-r27 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-46394 |
| Debian:12 | busybox | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46394 |
| Debian:13 | busybox | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46394 |
| Debian:14 | busybox | 1:1.37.0-8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46394 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | busybox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46394 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | busybox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46394 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | busybox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46394 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | busybox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46394 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | busybox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46394 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-451 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N