# GNU Mtools 4.0.50 Released With Security Fix

GNU Mtools 4.0.50 Released With Security Fix By Christine Hall on October 31, 2026 | Apps and Releases The longtime GNU utility collection lets users work with DOS disks and FAT filesystems without mounting them. There’s a new release of GNU mtools available. Longtime mtools developer Alain Knaff announced the release of GNU mtools 4.0.50 in an email sent Friday to the info-mtools@gnu.org and the info-gnu@gnu.org mailing lists. The purpose of the release was evidently to apply a fix for CVE-2026-118384, which the release announcement says is the software’s only improvement since the 4.0.49

https://fossforce.com/2026/10/gnu-mtools-4-0-50-released-with-security-fix/

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