CVE-2026-42618EPSS p3.4%

CVE-2026-42618CVE-2026-42618

tuxera / ntfs-3g

Description

In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_decompress() in compress.c that allows an attacker to corrupt one byte of heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered by reading the special crafted file.

Scoring

CVSS 7.1 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.15% probability of exploitation · percentile 3.4% · 2026-10-10T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-10-08
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