CVE-2026-54073

VeraCrypt provides disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt. From 1.26.6 until 1.26.29, file-hosted hidden volume creation forces quick format and the FormatNoFs function in src/Common/Format.c and FormatFat function in src/Common/Fat.c use WriteFile to place raw zeroed sectors at...

CVE-2026-54073 VeraCrypt: Hidden volume quick format weakens plausible deniability

VeraCrypt provides disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt. From 1.26.6 until 1.26.29, file-hosted hidden volume creation forces quick format and the FormatNoFs function in src/Common/Format.c and FormatFat function in src/Common/Fat.c use WriteFile to place raw zeroed sectors at...

CVE-2026-54073 VeraCrypt: Hidden volume quick format weakens plausible deniability

VeraCrypt provides disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt. From 1.26.6 until 1.26.29, file-hosted hidden volume creation forces quick format and the FormatNoFs function in src/Common/Format.c and FormatFat function in src/Common/Fat.c use WriteFile to place raw zeroed sectors at...

EUVD-2026-64057

VeraCrypt provides disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt. From 1.26.6 until 1.26.29, file-hosted hidden volume creation forces quick format and the FormatNoFs function in src/Common/Format.c and FormatFat function in src/Common/Fat.c use WriteFile to place raw zeroed sectors at...

CVE-2026-54073 VeraCrypt: Hidden volume quick format weakens plausible deniability

VeraCrypt provides disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt. From 1.26.6 until 1.26.29, file-hosted hidden volume creation forces quick format and the FormatNoFs function in src/Common/Format.c and FormatFat function in src/Common/Fat.c use WriteFile to place raw zeroed sectors at...

CVE-2026-54073

VeraCrypt versions 1.26.6 through 1.26.29 are affected by a flaw in file-hosted hidden volume creation. The FormatNoFs function in src/Common/Format.c and FormatFat function in src/Common/Fat.c use WriteFile to place raw zeroed sectors at predictable 128 MiB intervals , bypassing the normal Encry...

CVE-2026-54073: Protection Mechanism Failure

VeraCrypt provides disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt. From 1.26.6 until 1.26.29, file-hosted hidden volume creation forces quick format and the FormatNoFs function in src/Common/Format.c and FormatFat function in src/Common/Fat.c use WriteFile to place raw zeroed sectors at...

[TCHead] TrueCrypt Password Cracking Tool

TCHead is software that decrypts and verifies TrueCrypt headers. TCHead supports all the current hashes, individual ciphers, standard volume headers, hidden volume headers and system drive encrypted headers preboot authentication. Brute-force TrueCrypt : However, TrueCrypt passwords go through ma...