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HIGHCVE-2026-40604Published Modified CNA GitHub_M

CVE-2026-40604: ClearanceKit: opfilter system extension can be suspended or signalled by a root process, disabling file-access policy enforcement

ClearanceKit intercepts file-system access events on macOS and enforces per-process access policies. Prior to 5.0.6, the opfilter Endpoint Security system extension (bundle ID uk.craigbass.clearancekit.opfilter) can be suspended with SIGSTOP or kill -STOP, or killed with SIGKILL/SIGTERM, by any process running as root. While the extension is suspended, all AUTH Endpoint Security events time out and default to allow, silently disabling ClearanceKit's file-access policy enforcement for the duration of the suspension. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.0.6.

Metrics

CVSS v4.0
8.2
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
Affected Products
1
Affected packages
  • craigjbass / clearancekit
    < 5.0.6
CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N