CVE-2026-16477
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Arbitrary Code Execution in CleanShot X for macOS
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-16477, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-10-22
Last updated on: 2026-10-22
Assigner: CERT.PL
Description
Description
CleanShot X for macOS insecurely deserializes untrusted data embedded in a .cleanshot project file (editable screenshot annotations). Exploitation requires an attacker to craft a malicious .cleanshot file, deliver it to the target, and have the target open it; the payload then executes automatically during parsing, resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Users who have never opened a .cleanshot file from an untrusted source are not affected by this vulnerability. This vulnerability was fixed in versions: 4.5.2, 4.6.3, 4.7.8 and 4.8.10
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| MTW | CleanShot X | 4.0.0 |
| MTW | CleanShot X | 4.6.0 |
| MTW | CleanShot X | 4.7.0 |
| MTW | CleanShot X | 4.8.0 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-502 | The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid. |
