CVE-2026-42618
HIGH
NVD
CVSS Score
7.1
Severity
HIGH
Published
Oct 07, 2026
Vendor
unknown
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.