{"id":"CVE-2026-108982","aliases":["EUVD-2026-97161","GHSA-f3px-f8h2-fm4c","GHSA-h6r2-r3xv-333f"],"status":"published","title":"VeraCrypt 1.26.29 (FUSE-T build) on macOS sometimes allows unintended access to decrypted data....","description":"VeraCrypt 1.26.29 (FUSE-T build) on macOS sometimes allows unintended access to decrypted data. It does not terminate the FUSE-T auxiliary service (go-nfsv4) and its associated VeraCrypt core-service helper processes when a volume is dismounted. After VeraCrypt reports the volume as dismounted, the auxiliary mount continues to serve the decrypted volume image (volume.dmg) over a loopback SMB session, and the leaked processes retain an open handle to the underlying raw device. A local user or process can therefore remount and access the decrypted volume without the passphrase, e.g., by reopening a previously accessed path (such as through a macOS Open Recent menu) or by attaching volume.dmg from the stale auxiliary mount. (The macFUSE build of VeraCrypt is not affected.)","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.0019,"percentile":0.08683,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-459"],"published":"2026-10-12T02:44:04Z","modified":"2026-10-28T11:06:27Z","products":[{"vendor":"idrix","product":"veracrypt"},{"vendor":"veracrypt","product":"veracrypt"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/issues/1779","tags":["exploit","report"]},{"url":"https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/discussion/general/thread/57f938df8b/","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/issues/1845","tags":["exploit","report"]},{"url":"https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/pull/1866","tags":["fix"]},{"url":"https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/releases/tag/VeraCrypt_1.26.29","tags":["product","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-f3px-f8h2-fm4c","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/commit/d7bc65bed004996d299ec76666d1b283a07e2526","tags":["fix"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108982","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/discussion/general/thread/57f938df8b"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h6r2-r3xv-333f"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/108xxx/CVE-2026-108982.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-108982","description":"VeraCrypt 1.26.29 (FUSE-T build) on macOS sometimes allows unintended access to decrypted data. It does not terminate the FUSE-T auxiliary service (go-nfsv4) and its associated VeraCrypt core-service helper processes when a volume is dismounted. After VeraCrypt reports the volume as dismounted, the auxiliary mount continues to serve the decrypted volume image (volume.dmg) over a loopback SMB session, and the leaked processes retain an open handle to the underlying raw device. A local user or process can therefore remount and access the decrypted volume without the passphrase, e.g., by reopening a previously accessed path (such as through a macOS Open Recent menu) or by attaching volume.dmg from the stale auxiliary mount. 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A local user or process can therefore remount and access the decrypted volume without the passphrase, e.g., by reopening a previously accessed path (such as through a macOS Open Recent menu) or by attaching volume.dmg from the stale auxiliary mount. (The macFUSE build of VeraCrypt is not affected.)","status":"published","published":"2026-10-12T02:44:04Z","modified":"2026-10-15T02:49:02Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:27:05.308844Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-h6r2-r3xv-333f","title":"VeraCrypt 1.26.29 (FUSE-T build) on macOS sometimes allows unintended access to decrypted data....","description":"VeraCrypt 1.26.29 (FUSE-T build) on macOS sometimes allows unintended access to decrypted data. It does not terminate the FUSE-T auxiliary service (go-nfsv4) and its associated VeraCrypt core-service helper processes when a volume is dismounted. After VeraCrypt reports the volume as dismounted, the auxiliary mount continues to serve the decrypted volume image (volume.dmg) over a loopback SMB session, and the leaked processes retain an open handle to the underlying raw device. A local user or process can therefore remount and access the decrypted volume without the passphrase, e.g., by reopening a previously accessed path (such as through a macOS Open Recent menu) or by attaching volume.dmg from the stale auxiliary mount. 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A local user or process can therefore remount and access the decrypted volume without the passphrase, e.g., by reopening a previously accessed path (such as through a macOS Open Recent menu) or by attaching volume.dmg from the stale auxiliary mount. (The macFUSE build of VeraCrypt is not affected.)","status":"published","published":"2026-10-12T03:17:18.667Z","modified":"2026-10-16T17:25:57.94Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-459"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:56.310333Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-108982","description":"VeraCrypt 1.26.29 (FUSE-T build) on macOS sometimes allows unintended access to decrypted data. 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