CVE-2026-46571: tuxera ntfs-3g Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-46571 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in tuxera ntfs-3g. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5Timeline
- 07-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a out-of-bounds read exists in ntfs_fix_file_name() in libntfs-3g/reparse.c that allows an attacker to read possibly confidential information in ntfs-3g process memory by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The out-of-bounds read is triggered by a readlink on a corrupted file.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
3%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
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
- ntfs-3g< 2026.7.7
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
7 links- github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releasesRelease Notes