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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-21T17:37:05.064Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-21T18:35:04.258Z

Source :

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-40599 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Craigjbass
  • Clearancekit
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https://github.com/craigjbass/clearancekit/security/advisories/GHSA-w253-42qp-5f2x cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
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