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.)
https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/discussion/general/thread/57f938df8b/
https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-f3px-f8h2-fm4c
https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/releases/tag/VeraCrypt_1.26.29
https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/pull/1866
https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/issues/1845
https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/issues/1779
https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/commit/d7bc65bed004996d299ec76666d1b283a07e2526
Published: 2026-10-12
Updated: 2026-10-16
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base 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
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00107