Busybox contains a Missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in The "busybox wget" applet that can result in arbitrary code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Simply download any file over HTTPS using "busybox wget https://compromised-domain.com/important-file".
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-1898 Busybox contains a Missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in The "busybox wget" applet that can result in arbitrary code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Simply download any file over HTTPS using "busybox wget https://compromised-domain.com/important-file".
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4531-1 BusyBox vulnerability
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History

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-09T15:31:44.363Z

Reserved: 2018-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-1000500

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:40:47.005Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-26T16:29:00.353

Modified: 2025-06-09T16:15:27.847

Link: CVE-2018-1000500

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-05-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-1000500 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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