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CVE-2026-40599

HighCVSS 8.4 / 10
Published Apr 21, 2026·Last modified Jul 8, 2026
Affected Components(272)
craigjbass/clearancekit
5.0.5-beta-88d7d25
craigjbass/clearancekit
5.0.5-beta-c2f8d0d
craigjbass/clearancekit
5.0.5-beta-f5ccbe5
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Description

ClearanceKit intercepts file-system access events on macOS and enforces per-process access policies. Prior to 5.0.5, ClearanceKit incorrectly treats a process with an empty Team ID and a non-empty Signing ID as an Apple platform binary. This bug allows a malicious software to impersonate an apple process in the global allowlist, and access all protected files. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.0.5.

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Risk Scores
Base Score
8.4

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
5.8

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.15%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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