CVE•Published 2026-10-07•Modified 2026-10-08•0 articles on news•3 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-42618Tuxera · Ntfs-3g
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-10-07
Modified 2026-10-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-42618Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Tuxera Ntfs-3g"All exposed Tuxera Ntfs-3g instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Ntfs-3g"HTTP body or banner mentions "Ntfs-3g" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-42618Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-42618Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-42618Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-42618GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-42618" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-42618 on GitHub.
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