VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-10233

In version 4.8.0 and earlier of The Sleuth Kit (TSK), there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ntfs_dinode_lookup in fs/ntfs.c.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 2.70%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In version 4.8.0 and earlier of The Sleuth Kit (TSK), there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ntfs_dinode_lookup in fs/ntfs.c.

CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 2.70% probability · 86th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-125
Affected: sleuthkit/the sleuth kit
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.