CVE-2022-28391
HighPublic PoC
Published: 03 April 2022
Published
03 April 2022
Modified
09 June 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0307
87.1th percentile
Risk Priority
19
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2022-28391 is a high-severity Argument Injection (CWE-88) vulnerability in Busybox Busybox. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 12.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-32836
Vulnerability details
BusyBox through 1.35.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code if netstat is used to print a DNS PTR record's value to a VT compatible terminal. Alternatively, the attacker could choose to change the terminal's colors.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
busybox
busybox
≤ 1.35.0
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.