CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-56135

HighCVSS 7.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.11%

1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs

Summary

NTFS-3G through 2026.2.25 has a heap-based buffer overflow in build_inherited_id() in libntfs-3g/security.c, allowing 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 crafted directory.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can exploit the vulnerability to escalate privileges or execute arbitrary code with root privileges, posing a serious threat to the system.

Recommendation

Update NTFS-3G to a version newer than 2026.2.25 and avoid mounting untrusted NTFS images.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In NTFS-3G through 2026.2.25, a heap-based buffer overflow exists in the function build_inherited_id() in libntfs-3g/security.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 crafted directory.

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