MinorCritical vulnerability

CVE-2026-42616 (CVSS 7.8)

NVD · officialPublished Oct 7, 2026Risk 23/100EPSS 0.2%

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.

Technical details

CVSS

7.8

AV:LocalAC:LowPR:NoneUI:RequiredC:HighI:HighA:High

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