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.

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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.
Title ClearanceKit: Managed and user-defined policy rules not enforced between opfilter start and first policy modification
Weaknesses CWE-269
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

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Updated: 2026-03-31T15:13:03.641Z

Reserved: 2026-03-26T15:57:52.324Z

Link: CVE-2026-34218

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-31T16:16:31.670

Modified: 2026-03-31T16:16:31.670

Link: CVE-2026-34218

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