CVE-2026-34218 identifies a security bypass vulnerability in ClearanceKit versions prior to 4.2.14 on macOS. During startup, the application failed to enforce managed and user-defined file-access policies, leaving only a baseline rule active until a user manually interacted with the GUI. This flaw, categorized as Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269), could allow unauthorized local access or modification of files. With a CVSSv4 score of 6.3 (Medium), it has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high security confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:craigjbass:clearancekit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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