{"cve":"CVE-2026-72204","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:21:39.090","modified":"2026-08-18T07:16:53.780","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntfs: centalize $INDEX_ROOT header validation\n\nAdd a dedicated helper to perform stricter validation of $INDEX_ROOT and\nuse it for both directory inodes and named index inodes. This keeps the\nroot size and header geometry checks consistent across both read paths.","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":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b97b302f553a480fb76d2afd53cd6c0635a9dcd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b06730c6af58d3569883f8dd7c36a90aba5ecc0a"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72204","score":0.0018,"percentile":0.0754,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}