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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-2637

iBoysoft NTFS for Mac contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in its privileged helper daemon ntfshelperd.

Published Mar 3, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · ntfs for mac

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-2637. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of ntfs for mac is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe iboysoft/ntfs for mac

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.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe iboysoft/ntfs for mac8.0

How to fix CVE-2026-2637

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-2637. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of ntfs for mac is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with iboysoft/ntfs for mac 8.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 3, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2637

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-2637

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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:

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.