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CVE-2026

Api.Msrc.Microsoft September 8, 2026

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Released: Sep 8, 2026

Please see Common Vulnerability Scoring System for more information on the definition of these metrics.

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code with a physical attack.

The following table provides an exploitability assessment for this vulnerability at the time of original publication.

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is physical (AV:P). What does that mean for this vulnerability?

An attacker with physical access to a vulnerable system could insert a specially crafted USB device.

Are there additional attack vectors?

This vulnerability could also be exploited through a local attack vector. An attacker authenticated as an administrator on a vulnerable system could mount a specially crafted virtual hard drive (VHD) to exploit the system. This scenario results in a lower CVSS score which is why the primary attack vector is listed as Physical in our documentation.

R4nger with Kunlun Lab & Zhiniang Peng with HUST

Thanatos Tian (HKPolyU) & wgg & @2st__ with Diffract

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