CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-46572

HighCVSS 7.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to corrupt memory and potentially escalate privileges to root, posing a serious threat to the system.

Recommendation

Update NTFS-3G to version 2026.7.7 or later.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS