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CVE-2026-40706

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-04-21 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

In NTFS-3G 2022.10.3 before 2026.2.25, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_build_permissions_posix() in acls.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 on the READ path (stat, readdir, open) when processing a security descriptor with multiple ACCESS_DENIED ACEs containing WRITE_OWNER from distinct group SIDs.

Affected products

• Tuxera NTFS-3G: from 2022.10.3 before 2026.2.25 — fixed in 2026.2.25

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tuxera NTFS-3G 2026.2.25. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/blob/d3ace19838ce37cfde55294e76841e6d2f393f9e/libntfs-3g/acls.c#L4011-L4027
• https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases/tag/2026.2.25
• https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-4cwv-5285-63v9
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/4
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/04/msg00024.html

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