Medium 4.6Published Jul 1, 2026

CVE-2026-6684FatFs prior to R0.16 that use GPT scanning with 'FF_LBA64 = 1' contains an issue where an unbounded loop count derived from GPT header field GPTH_PtNum, enabling extremely long or effectively infinit…

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 10:10 UTC)

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FatFs prior to R0.16 that use GPT scanning with 'FF_LBA64 = 1' contains an issue where an unbounded loop count derived from GPT header field GPTH_PtNum, enabling extremely long or effectively infinite mount-time scans. This maps to CWE-835 (Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition). Estimated CVSS v3.1 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (4.6, Medium). The estimated CISA SSVC vectors are Exploitation: PoC, Technical Impact: Partial.

CVSS: 4.6 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-835
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jul 2, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

elm-chan fatfs elm-chan:fatfs	before r0.16	NVD

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-gpt-scan-loop-dos-cve-2026-6684/third-party-advisory
https://www.runzero.com/blog/fatfs-bugs/third-party-advisory, exploit

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