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busybox: vulnerability history, versions and safety
busybox is a package in the Alpine ecosystem. Vulert records 14 vulnerabilities for it across 120 releases, from Oct 2017 to Mar 2021. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.
No published version shipped hostile code.
Vulert verdict on busybox i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Every vulnerability Vulert records for this package has a fix, and the newest was recorded 19 Mar 2021. Apply the fixes listed below and you are clear.
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- Vulnerabilities on record 14 over 3 years · 0 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 19 Mar 2021 i
- Highest CVSS 8.8 i
- With no published fix 0 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for busybox, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 120 of 250 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 14 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for busybox
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Vulnerability in BusyBox: Shell Tab Autocomplete Exploit | 8.8 high | 1.27.2-r4 | 20 Nov 2017 |
| Vulnerability in BusyBox Shell Autocomplete Feature (CVE-2017-16544) | 8.8 high | 1.27.2-r4 | 20 Nov 2017 |
| Arbitrary Code Execution in Busybox Wget | 8.1 high | 1.28.3-r2 | 26 Jun 2018 |
| Critical SSL Certificate Validation Flaw in Busybox | 8.1 high | 1.28.3-r2 | 26 Jun 2018 |
| Critical Out of Bounds Read Vulnerability in BusyBox - CVE-2019-5747 | 7.5 high | 1.30.1-r2 | 09 Jan 2019 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
