CVE-2026-108982 VeraCrypt - Broken Access Control

VeraCrypt 1.26.29 (FUSE-T build) on macOS contains an information disclosure vulnerability caused by failure to terminate auxiliary services after volume dismount, letting local users access decrypted data without passphrase, exploit requires local access.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.11% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Information Disclosure
CVSS 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
Published
12 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-459

Vendor fix

Update to a version that properly terminates auxiliary services after volume dismount or use the macFUSE build.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

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