{"id":"CVE-2026-56136","title":"In NTFS-3G through 2026.2.25, an out-of-bounds read exists in ntfs_ir_nill() in libntfs-3g/index.c that allows an attacker to read possibly confidential information in an ntfs-3g process by crafting a malicious NTFS image","summary":"In NTFS-3G through 2026.2.25, an out-of-bounds read exists in ntfs_ir_nill() in libntfs-3g/index.c that allows an attacker to read possibly confidential information in an ntfs-3g process by crafting a malicious NTFS image. This read oper…","severity":"medium","cvss":4.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-125"],"vendor":"tuxera","product":"ntfs-3g","affected":["ntfs-3g < 2026.7.7"],"patched":["ntfs-3g 2026.7.7"],"published":"2026-08-24","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T15:54:15.877","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56136","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-r66g-c39x-cw95","label":"cve@mitre.org"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00122,"epssPercentile":0.01971,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-09T16:14:05.515Z","slug":"CVE-2026-56136","body":"## Overview\n\nIn NTFS-3G through 2026.2.25, an out-of-bounds read exists in ntfs_ir_nill() in libntfs-3g/index.c that allows an attacker to read possibly confidential information in an ntfs-3g process by crafting a malicious NTFS image. This read operation is triggered by creation of a file with a crafted name.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `ntfs-3g < 2026.7.7`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `ntfs-3g 2026.7.7`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":26,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":25.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}