HIGHCVE-2026-40599Published Modified CNA GitHub_M
CVE-2026-40599: ClearanceKit: Ad-hoc signed binaries can spoof Apple process identities in the global allowlist
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.
Metrics
- CVSS v4.0
- 8.4
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- —
- Affected Products
- 1
Affected packages
- craigjbass / clearancekit< 5.0.5
CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N