CVE-2026-42616: In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in cat() in ntfscat.c that allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the ntfscat binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered by reading a file.
Overview
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CVSS Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Exploit Status
- Not Exploited
- Patch Tuesday
- 2026-Oct
- Released
- 2026-10-10
- EPSS Score
- 0.16% (percentile: 4.7%)
Affected Products (1)
Other
Revision History
- 2026-10-10: Information published.