CVE-2026-17535
Published:August 11, 2026
Updated:September 01, 2026
Velociraptor's NTFS parsing library mishandles several out of bound and memory exhaustion bugs which may be triggered by maliciously crafted NTFS images.
Typically Velociraptor's NTFS parser is used on live NTFS filesystems, limiting the opportunity of attackers corrupting the filesystem. However, in some applications (e.g. dead disk forensics https://docs.velociraptor.app/docs/forensic/deaddisk/ ) Velociraptor may be used on untrusted NTFS image files.
If an attacker is able to inject maliciously corrupted NTFS Volumes they can cause a crash and a Denial of Service.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/Velocidex/go-ntfs.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1 <v0.2.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.2.1www.velocidex.com/golang/velociraptor (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.0-20180811034225-ef34365e43c9 <v0.77.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.77.2www.velocidex.com/golang/go-ntfs (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.1 <v0.2.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.2.1Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.12