CVE-2026-40604
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.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 1% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-26)
- CWE
- CWE-693
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- craigjbass:clearancekit