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CVE-2026-42618: tuxera ntfs-3g Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-42618DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42618
Published 07-10-2026Last modified 07-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-42618 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in tuxera ntfs-3g. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.1, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.15%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5
MGASA-2026-0424OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11320-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21484-1SUSE-SU-2026:3213-1SUSE-SU-2026:3214-1USN-8554-1

Timeline

  1. 07-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

4%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

08-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • ntfs-3gAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:2022.10.3-5+deb13u2 | < 1:2026.7.7-2
Tuxera1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • ntfs-3gAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.4 | < 1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3.2 | < 1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu1.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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