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 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 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...

RecuperaBit - A Tool For Forensic File System Reconstruction

A software which attempts to reconstruct file system structures and recover files. Currently it supports only NTFS. RecuperaBit attempts reconstruction of the directory structure regardless of: missing partition table unknown partition boundaries partially-overwritten metadata quick format You ca...