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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-77572

VeraCrypt provides disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt.

Published Oct 14, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · VeraCrypt provides disk encryption

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-77572. EPSS is 0.10%. Act only if a listed version of VeraCrypt provides disk encryption is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (VeraCrypt provides disk encryption).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low3.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.10%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record

VeraCrypt provides disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt. In 1.26.29 and earlier, selected metadata IOCTL handlers in the VeraCrypt Windows veracrypt.sys driver accept caller-supplied object-manager and device paths broader than supported VeraCrypt workflows require. A local user who can open the intentionally user-accessible \.\VeraCrypt device can use TC_IOCTL_GET_RESOLVED_SYMLINK, TC_IOCTL_GET_DRIVE_PARTITION_INFO, VC_IOCTL_GET_DRIVE_GEOMETRY_EX, or the legacy TC_IOCTL_GET_DRIVE_GEOMETRY handler to make src/Driver/Ntdriver.c perform kernel-context symbolic-link or disk-device lookups outside the intended path scope. This can disclose low-sensitivity drive-letter targets, partition information, disk geometry, GPT or MBR state, and limited object-manager path metadata.

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  • stated named in the record<= 1.26.29

How to fix CVE-2026-77572

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-77572. EPSS is 0.10%. Act only if a listed version of VeraCrypt provides disk encryption is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 1.26.29. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. EPSS 0.10%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    VeraCrypt provides disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt. In 1.26.29 and earlier, selected metadata IOCTL handlers in the VeraCrypt Windows veracrypt.sys driver accept caller-supplied object-manager and device paths broader than supported VeraCrypt workflows require. A local user who can open the intentionally user-accessible \.\VeraCrypt device can use TC_IOCTL_GET_RESOLVED_SYML

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    VeraCrypt provides disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt. In 1.26.29 and earlier, selected metadata IOCTL handlers in the VeraCrypt Windows veracrypt.sys driver accept caller-supplied object-manager and device paths broader than supported VeraCrypt workflows require. A local user who can open the intentionally user-accessible \.\VeraCrypt device can use TC_IOCTL_GET_RESOLVED_SYML

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-77572

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-77572

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-77572

    VeraCrypt provides disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt. In 1.26.29 and earlier, selected metadata IOCTL handlers in the VeraCrypt Windows veracrypt.sys driver accept caller-supplied object-manager and device paths broader than supported VeraCrypt workflows req

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.