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CVE-2026-42618

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-07 · updated 2026-10-08
• Weakness: CWE-122

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.

Affected products

• Tuxera NTFS-3G: before 2026.7.7 — fixed in 2026.7.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tuxera NTFS-3G 2026.7.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases#release-2026.7.7
• https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-6whp-3f63-97qw

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