craigjbass clearancekit up to 5.0.4 authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in craigjbass clearancekit up to 5.0.4. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-40599. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in craigjbass clearancekit up to 5.0.4. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-40599 since 04/14/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-24209). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: clearancekit 5.0.5

Timelineinfo

04/14/2026 CVE reserved
04/21/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
04/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-w253-42qp-5f2x
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-40599 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-40599
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358545
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2026 20:53
Updated: 04/21/2026 21:28
Changes: 04/21/2026 20:53 (66), 04/21/2026 21:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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