---
id: CVE-2026-17535
title: >-
  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 th…
summary: >-
  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 th…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
  - CWE-369
  - CWE-789
published: '2026-08-11'
updated: '2026-08-28'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17535'
references:
  - url: 'http://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-17535/'
    label: cve@rapid7.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00118
epssPercentile: 0.01943
ingestedAt: '2026-08-29T19:41:14.057Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.