CVE-2026-40706

HIGHNVD 8.48.4
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

“—” beside the score: it is equal to NVD's CVSS score.

This high-severity CVE scores 8.4 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2% (5th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). No GitHub Security Advisory CVSS is on record for this CVE.

Triggered by: Headline CVSS from NVD CVSS v3
Sources: EPSS, NVD CVSS v3

Also known asEUVD-2026-24467 (ENISA EUVD)Source: ENISA EUVD

8.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixRemediate within your standard update timelines (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 8.4Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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 v3
8.4
EG Score
8.4HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
38
EG Risk 38/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity84% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 8.4 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation0.2% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: no (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
5th
KEV
Not listed

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (8.4): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 8.4 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.

EG Severity
8.4 HIGHCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.NVD CVSS v3 · CVSS v3.0 or v3.1
EG Likelihood
0.2% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-10-26). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
Confirmed exploitation
None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.Each input and its source: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.

In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

April 21, 2026

Last Modified

October 26, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated May 4, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
Web pageMentions a patch (unverified)

[SECURITY] [DLA 4544-1] ntfs-3g security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/04/msg00024.html
Web page

oss-security - CVE-2026-40706: ntfs-3g 2022.10.3: Heap buffer overflow

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/4
Web page

oss-security - CVE-2026-40706: ntfs-3g 2022.10.3: Heap buffer overflow

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/4
GitHub advisoryMentions a patch (unverified)

Heap Buffer Overflow in ntfs_build_permissions_posix() · Advisory · tuxera/ntfs-3g · GitHub

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-4cwv-5285-63v9
Web page

Release NTFS-3G 2026.2.25 · tuxera/ntfs-3g · GitHub

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases/tag/2026.2.25
Web page

ntfs-3g/libntfs-3g/acls.c at d3ace19838ce37cfde55294e76841e6d2f393f9e · tuxera/ntfs-3g · GitHub

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/blob/d3ace19838ce37cfde55294e76841e6d2f393f9e/libntfs-3g/acls.c#L4011-L4027

Affected Packages

(9 across 9 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
ntfs-3g—
  • every version up to 2026.2.25-r0: fixed in 2026.2.25-r0
—
Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
ntfs-3g—
  • every version up to 2026.2.25-r0: fixed in 2026.2.25-r0
—
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
ntfs-3g—
  • every version up to 2026.2.25-r0: fixed in 2026.2.25-r0
—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
ntfs-3g—
  • every version up to 2026.2.25-r0: fixed in 2026.2.25-r0
—
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
ntfs-3g—
  • every version up to 2026.2.25-r0: fixed in 2026.2.25-r0
—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
ntfs-3g1:2017.3.23AR.3-4, 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u1, 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u2, 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u3, 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u4
  • every version up to 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u5: fixed in 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u5
—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
ntfs-3g1:2022.10.3-1, 1:2022.10.3-1+deb12u1, 1:2022.10.3-1+deb12u2
  • every version up to 1:2022.10.3-1+deb12u3: fixed in 1:2022.10.3-1+deb12u3
—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
ntfs-3g1:2022.10.3-5
  • every version up to 1:2022.10.3-5+deb13u1: fixed in 1:2022.10.3-5+deb13u1
—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
ntfs-3g1:2022.10.3-5
  • every version up to 1:2026.2.25-1: fixed in 1:2026.2.25-1
—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 228 refreshes on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. None are among the latest 100 rows. The 128 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-10-29 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
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  4. 2026-10-26 21:32 UTCEG score recompute
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  7. 2026-10-25 14:30 UTCEG score recompute
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  10. 2026-10-23 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 10th percentile
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  15. 2026-10-18 03:42 UTCEG score recompute
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  23. 2026-10-12 16:09 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-10-11 19:51 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-10-11 17:05 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-10-11 14:31 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-11 13:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 10th percentile
  3. 2026-10-10 20:00 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 10th percentile
  4. 2026-10-10 18:25 UTCOSV refresh
  5. 2026-10-09 20:07 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 10th percentile
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  17. 2026-09-21 05:49 UTCOSV refresh
  18. 2026-09-20 20:15 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 6th percentile
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  49. 2026-08-16 06:05 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-16 06:05 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 6th percentile
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  53. 2026-08-14 18:04 UTCVendor advisory
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  55. 2026-08-14 04:25 UTCVendor advisory
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  57. 2026-08-13 08:41 UTCVendor advisory
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  60. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 6th percentile
  61. 2026-08-11 16:49 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-11 16:49 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-11 13:43 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 6th percentile
  64. 2026-08-11 02:24 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-08-11 02:24 UTCVendor advisory
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  70. 2026-08-09 03:37 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 6th percentile
  72. 2026-08-08 02:05 UTCEG score recompute
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  74. 2026-08-07 12:53 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 6th percentile

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40706?
CVE-2026-40706 is a high-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on April 21, 2026. In NTFS-3G 2022.10.3 before 2026.2.25, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfsbuildpermissionsposix() 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…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2026-40706 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2026-40706 was published on April 21, 2026. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of October 26, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2026-40706 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40706 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (5th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40706?
CVE-2026-40706 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40706?
A fix for CVE-2026-40706 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-40706 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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