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CVE-2026-47134

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS 4.0
Description
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-47134
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Reserved
2026-05-18 19:50 UTC
Published
2026-07-20 21:17 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-20 21:17 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-732
CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resour…
Vendor / Product
craigjbass / clearancekit
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

6.9 MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
craigjbass clearancekit < 5.0.10
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-732 cna CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
6.9 MEDIUM 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
References (1)
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