CVE-2026-40604CWE-693

ClearanceKit: opfilter system extension can be suspended or signalled by a root process, disabling file-access policy enforcement

High · published April 21, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

ClearanceKit intercepts file-system access events on macOS and enforces per-process access policies. Prior to 5.0.6, the opfilter Endpoint Security system extension (bundle ID uk.craigbass.clearancekit.opfilter) can be suspended with SIGSTOP or kill -STOP, or killed with SIGKILL/SIGTERM, by any process running as root. While the extension is suspended, all AUTH Endpoint Security events time out and default to allow, silently disabling ClearanceKit's file-access policy enforcement for the duration of the suspension. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.0.6.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
EPSS
0.00151 · 3.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure
Published
2026-04-21T17:41Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 APR 17:41Z
    ClearanceKit: opfilter system extension can be suspended or signalled by a root process, disabling file-access policy enforcement
    cvelistv5