{"cve":"CVE-2026-40706","nvd":{"published":"2026-04-21T22:16:19.077","modified":"2026-10-26T21:10:00.170","status":"Awaiting Analysis","description":"In NTFS-3G 2022.10.3 before 2026.2.25, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_build_permissions_posix() in acls.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 on the READ path (stat, readdir, open) when processing a security descriptor with multiple ACCESS_DENIED ACEs containing WRITE_OWNER from distinct group SIDs.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.4},"cwes":["CWE-122"],"references":["https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/blob/d3ace19838ce37cfde55294e76841e6d2f393f9e/libntfs-3g/acls.c#L4011-L4027","https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases/tag/2026.2.25","https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-4cwv-5285-63v9","https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/4","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/4"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-26T21:38:48.864438205+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-40706","score":0.00165,"percentile":0.05693,"date":"2026-10-26"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}