Description
iBoysoft NTFS for Mac contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in its privileged helper daemon ntfshelperd. The daemon exposes an NSConnection service that runs as root without implementing any authentication or authorization checks.

This issue affects iBoysoft NTFS: 8.0.0.
Published: 2026-03-03
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Local Privilege Escalation
Action: Immediate Patch
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History

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Iboysoft ntfs For Mac
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:iboysoft:ntfs_for_mac:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Iboysoft ntfs For Mac
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description iBoysoft NTFS for Mac contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in its privileged helper daemon ntfshelperd. The daemon exposes an NSConnection service that runs as root without implementing any authentication or authorization checks. This issue affects iBoysoft NTFS: 8.0.0.
First Time appeared Iboysoft
Iboysoft iboysoft Ntfs
Weaknesses CWE-732
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:iboysoft:iboysoft_ntfs:8.0.0:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Iboysoft
Iboysoft iboysoft Ntfs
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Fluid Attacks

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-03T14:35:43.673Z

Reserved: 2026-02-17T19:10:25.606Z

Link: CVE-2026-2637

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Updated: 2026-03-03T14:35:40.411Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-03T15:16:20.950

Modified: 2026-04-27T13:12:44.317

Link: CVE-2026-2637

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Updated: 2026-04-16T14:15:28Z

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