VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-56135

CVSS score7.4 HIGH
EPSS probability0.14%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-24
Last modified2026-10-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-122

Primary references