CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-46572
7.4 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-10-07
- Last modified
- 2026-10-08
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.4 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-122
Description
In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_ib_cut_tail() in libntfs-3g/index.c that allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered by creating a file in a specially crafted directory.
Affected configurations
• tuxera ntfs-3g (< 2026.7.7)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow weakness
References
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases#release-2026.7.7 Release Notes
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-wx5r-gc7w-9hhc Patch, Vendor Advisory