CVE-2026-6688
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CVE-2026-6688 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.6/10 on the CVSS scale. FatFs R0.16 and earlier contains a downstream-caller vulnerability pattern associated with FatFs long filename handling. With LFN enabled, fno.fname can be up to 255 characters; many callers copy it into short fixed buffers without bounds checks, causing overflow. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
FatFs R0.16 and earlier contains a downstream-caller vulnerability pattern associated with FatFs long filename handling. With LFN enabled, fno.fname can be up to 255 characters; many callers copy it into short fixed buffers without bounds checks, causing overflow. This maps to CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input). Estimated CVSS v3.1 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H (7.6, High). The estimated CISA SSVC vectors are Exploitation: PoC, Technical Impact: Total.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elm-Chan | Fatfs | <= r0.16 |
References
- https://elm-chan.org/fsw/ff/Product
- https://github.com/runZeroInc/vulns-2026-fatfs-chanceThird Party Advisory, Exploit
- https://www.runzero.com/advisories/fatfs-long-fn-of-downstream-cve-2026-6688/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.runzero.com/blog/fatfs-bugs/Third Party Advisory, Exploit
- https://github.com/runZeroInc/vulns-2026-fatfs-chanceThird Party Advisory, Exploit
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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