CVE-2026-34218: craigjbass clearancekit · Improper Privilege Management
Affects craigjbass clearancekitSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium : upgrade to 4.2.14 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.2.14
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 31 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade clearancekit and craigjbass/clearancekit to 4.2.14.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| craigjbassclearancekit | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubcraigjbass/clearancekitpkg:github/craigjbass/clearancekitOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade ClearanceKit to version 4.2.14 or later, where this startup privilege enforcement issue has been patched. No other mitigations are indicated as the vendor has provided an official fix. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Description
ClearanceKit intercepts file-system access events on macOS and enforces per-process access policies. Prior to version 4.2.14, two related startup defects created a window during which only the single compile-time baseline rule was enforced by opfilter. All managed (MDM-delivered) and user-defined file-access rules were not applied until the user interacted with policies through the GUI, triggering a policy mutation over XPC. This issue has been patched in version 4.2.14.
References
- github.com/craigjbass/clearancekit/security/advisories/GHSA-fpmv-5wgw-qhhr (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/craigjbass/clearancekit/commit/56d617b778c571e3c29b803636d9807940992daa (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/craigjbass/clearancekit/commit/ddfdacb2633681bbd9c2f41dbd536ea039386628 (opens in a new tab)