CVE-2026-2637

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/cuarteto	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://iboysoft.com/ntfs-for-mac/	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:iboysoft:ntfs_for_mac:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-03 15:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:31

NVD link : CVE-2026-2637

Mitre link : CVE-2026-2637

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-2637

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Products Affected

iboysoft

ntfs_for_mac

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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