CVE-2026-72206

CVE-2026-72206

Critical · published August 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ntfs: validate index block header more strictly

Modify ntfs_index_block_inconsisent() to perform stricter validation of

INDEX_HEADER geometry in INDX blocks, and update

ntfs_lookup_inode_by_name() to use that function to validate INDX

blocks.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00553 · 45.5th percentile
Published
2026-08-15T10:21Z
References (2)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 AUG 05:54Z
    ntfs: validate index block header more strictly
    cvelistv5