Medium severity4.6NVD Advisory· Published Jul 1, 2026· Updated Jul 2, 2026
CVE-2026-6684
CVE-2026-6684
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.
Affected products
3- Range: <R0.16
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.runzero.com/advisories/fatfs-gpt-scan-loop-dos-cve-2026-6684/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.runzero.com/blog/fatfs-bugs/nvdThird Party AdvisoryExploit
- elm-chan.org/fsw/ff/nvdProduct
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