CVE-2026-33632 PUBLISHED

ClearanceKit: opfilter policy bypass via exchangedata and clone operations

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 23.03.2026 Published: 26.03.2026 Updated: 27.03.2026

ClearanceKit intercepts file-system access events on macOS and enforces per-process access policies. Prior to version 4.2.4, two file operation event types — ES_EVENT_TYPE_AUTH_EXCHANGEDATA and ES_EVENT_TYPE_AUTH_CLONE — were not intercepted by ClearanceKit's opfilter system extension, allowing local processes to bypass file access policies. Commit 6181c4a patches the vulnerability by subscribing to both event types and routing them through the existing policy evaluator. Users must upgrade to v4.2.4 or later and reactivate the system extension.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.4

Product Status

Vendor craigjbass
Product clearancekit
Versions
  • Version < 4.2.4 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization CWE