CVE-2026-29004

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-04. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

BusyBox before commit 42202bf contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the DHCPv6 client (udhcpc6) DNS_SERVERS option handler in networking/udhcp/d6_dhcpc.c that allows network-adjacent attackers to trigger memory corruption by sending a crafted DHCPv6 response with a malformed D6_OPT_DNS_SERVERS option. Attackers can exploit incorrect heap buffer allocation calculations in the option_to_env() function to cause denial of service or achieve arbitrary code execution on embedded systems without heap hardening.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
30.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 4, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 4, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

BusyBox DHCPv6 Client Heap Buffer Overflow via DNS_SERVERS | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/busybox-dhcpv6-client-heap-buffer-overflow-via-dns-servers
generic

udhcpc6: check the size of D6_OPT_IAPREFIX option · vda-linux/busybox_mirror@d368f3f · GitHub

https://github.com/vda-linux/busybox_mirror/commit/d368f3f7836d1c2484c8f839316e5c93e76d4409
generic

udhcpc6: fix buffer overflow · vda-linux/busybox_mirror@42202bf · GitHub

https://github.com/vda-linux/busybox_mirror/commit/42202bfb1e6ac51fa995beda8be4d7b654aeee2a
generic

BusyBox

https://busybox.net/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-29004(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 47× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-23 03:08 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-29004?
CVE-2026-29004 is a high vulnerability published on May 4, 2026. BusyBox before commit 42202bf contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the DHCPv6 client (udhcpc6) DNSSERVERS option handler in networking/udhcp/d6dhcpc.c that allows network-adjacent attackers to trigger memory corruption by sending a crafted DHCPv6 response with a malformed…
When was CVE-2026-29004 disclosed?
CVE-2026-29004 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 4, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-29004 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-29004 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 30.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-29004?
CVE-2026-29004 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-29004?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-29004, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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