Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
Detected Signals
code execution
External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2017-16544
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
6.24%
Original Filing — NVD Description
In the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of the shell, used to get a list of filenames in a directory, does not sanitize filenames and results in executing any escape sequence in the terminal. This could potentially result in code execution, arbitrary file writes, or other attacks.