A flaw was found in BusyBox httpd's reverse proxy feature.
A flaw was found in BusyBox httpd's reverse proxy feature. When the proxy is configured to forward requests matching a URL prefix to a backend server, only the first HTTP request on a TCP connection has its path rewritten. An attacker can send a pipelined second request that is relayed verbatim to the backend, bypassing the configured path restrictions. This allows accessing arbitrary paths on the backend server that were not intended to be exposed through the proxy.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Apache Software Foundation
- Product
- BusyBox, Apache HTTP Server
- CVSS
- 7.2
- Exposure class
- Operating system, Web platform
Why it ranks 15 (Routine)
- CVSS 7.2 high
- Product class: operating system, web platform
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-88829 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia