Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-6684 · published 1 July 2026
CVE-2026-6684: Elm-chan fatfs vulnerability
Elm Chan · Fatfs
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.
Description
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:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://elm-chan.org/fsw/ff/ | Product |
| https://github.com/runZeroInc/vulns-2026-fatfs-chance | Third Party AdvisoryExploit |
| 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 AdvisoryExploit |
| https://github.com/runZeroInc/vulns-2026-fatfs-chance | Third Party AdvisoryExploit |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-6684), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.