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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/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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3Description
ClearanceKit intercepts file-system access events on macOS and enforces per-process access policies. Prior to 5.0.4-beta-1f46165, ClearanceKit's Endpoint Security event handler only checked the source path of dual-path file operations against File Access Authorization (FAA) rules and App Jail policies. The destination path was ignored entirely. This allowed any local process to bypass file-access protection by using rename, link, copyfile, exchangedata, or clone operations to place or replace files inside protected directories. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.0.4-beta-1f46165.
Analysis
ClearanceKit for macOS prior to version 5.0.4-beta-1f46165 fails to validate destination paths in dual-path file operations (rename, link, copyfile, exchangedata, clone), allowing authenticated local processes to bypass file-access protection and place or replace files in protected directories. The vulnerability affects all versions before 5.0.4-beta-1f46165 and has been patched; no public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at the time of analysis.
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EUVD-2026-21595