CVE-2026-47134
Published:July 20, 2026
Updated:August 04, 2026
ClearanceKit intercepts file-system access events on macOS and enforces per-process access policies. The ECDSA private key used to sign the on-disk policy database ("/Library/Application Support/clearancekit/store.db") is stored in the macOS System Keychain. The key was created via the two-step pattern "SecKeyCreateRandomKey" (in-memory) followed by "SecItemAdd(kSecValueRef:, kSecAttrAccess:)" (persist). Prior to version 5.0.10, for "kSecClassKey" items in the legacy System Keychain, "kSecAttrAccess" passed to "SecItemAdd" is silently ignored — the persisted key inherits no ACL restriction. The same access builder applied to "kSecClassGenericPassword" items correctly binds the ACL, making this bug specific to the EC key. The result is that any process running as root can use the key to produce valid signatures over arbitrary policy content. Version 5.0.10 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available. Disabling the system extension and manually removing the System Keychain item labelled "clearancekit policy signing key" would prevent the forged-signature path but also disables policy enforcement.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/craigjbass/clearancekit.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.1-1c065f7 <v5.0.10-afb9006Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v5.0.10-afb9006Related Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
EPSS
Base Score:
0.11