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TI-2026-02252 Aliases CVE-2026-2637GHSA-85jh-jp4r-37r3

Incorrect permission assignment in iBoysoft NTFS

Priority HIGH 72CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0019 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
iBoysoftiBoysoft NTFS8.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • iBoysoft NTFS VendoriBoysoft Affected 8.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:iboysoft:ntfs_for_mac:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableiBoysoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:iboysoft:ntfs_for_mac:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·iBoysoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2637
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-85jh-jp4r-37r3

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

Sources

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