writeback to prevent deadlock · ntfs: skip extent mft records
Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in f831ab09d521898bf1dd99bf5adfd630ea1428e3 : patch Microsoft soon.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 13:47 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Linux) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in f831ab09d521898bf1dd99bf5adfd630ea1428e3, b06b4fc2138ded8ee0b3dc602991ff6dbb10dd0a, 6626fb859f4c4772f2f59751d23937716e03f98f +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 7 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
A vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-72203 affects Microsoft software involving NTFS where skipping extent MFT records in writeback is necessary to prevent deadlock conditions. The advisory references Microsoft's support lifecycle for affected software but provides no detailed technical or impact information.