# CVE-2026-118384: GNU mtools through 4.0.49 has an out-of-bounds write in parse\_vses in vfat.c.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-111572, GHSA-9H57-5H59-G528
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Summary

GNU mtools, a suite of tools for accessing MS-DOS disks from Unix-like systems, is affected by this flaw in its handling of FAT long filenames. An attacker who can supply a crafted disk image could trigger a memory write outside an intended buffer, which may crash the program or potentially lead to arbitrary code execution.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- GNU mtools: through 4.0.49

## Description

GNU mtools through 4.0.49 has an out-of-bounds write in parse_vses in vfat.c.

## What to do

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## References

- https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mtools/mtools-4.0.49.tar.gz
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2025-06/msg00004.html
- https://github.com/deepin-community/mtools/blob/16d295331a1cfbcf02ad0b2f03c9b906197cf3ee/vfat.c#L444-L445
- https://github.com/deepin-community/mtools/blob/16d295331a1cfbcf02ad0b2f03c9b906197cf3ee/vfat.c#L399

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