CVE-2025-46394

In tar in BusyBox through 1.37.0, a TAR archive can have filenames hidden from a listing through the use of terminal escape sequences.

CVE-2025-46394 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46394, released April 23, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
3.3
low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0018
7th percentile

In tar in BusyBox through 1.37.0, a TAR archive can have filenames hidden from a listing through the use of terminal escape sequences.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
busybox · Debian 14 1:1.37.0-8 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46394 Apr 23, 2025
busybox · opensuse-leap 15.6 1.37.0-150500.10.14.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0236-1 Jan 22, 2026
busybox · opensuse-leap 16.0 1.37.0-160000.4.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20090-1 Jan 22, 2026
busybox · sles 15.6 1.37.0-150500.10.14.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0236-1 Jan 22, 2026
busybox · sles 15.7 1.37.0-150700.18.10.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0235-1 Jan 22, 2026
busybox · sles 16.0 1.37.0-160000.4.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20134-1 Jan 22, 2026
busybox-links · opensuse-leap 15.6 1.37.0-150500.7.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0236-1 Jan 22, 2026

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