CVE-2026-40599
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.
Published:Apr 21, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 24, 2026
EPS:Apr 21, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00013
CVSS Score:7.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Apple
Product
Macos
Apple
Macos
Vendor
Craigjbass
Product
Clearancekit
Craigjbass
Clearancekit
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
