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July 03, 2026 at 20:19 UTC
Unpatched Flaws Disclosed in Filesystem Bundled Into Millions of Embedded Devices
By [email protected] (The Hacker News)
AI Summary
Security firm runZero disclosed seven unpatched vulnerabilities in FatFs, a FAT/exFAT filesystem library embedded in firmware across millions of devices including security cameras, drones, industrial controllers, and hardware crypto wallets. Because FatFs ships as source code integrated directly into vendor firmware, coordinated patching is structurally difficult, leaving a vast and largely unmeasurable attack surface exposed.
Relevance score: 82.0/100
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