CVE-2026-42618
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 07:09 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNTFS-3G
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-6whp-3f63-97qwSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.1HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-122CWE-193
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