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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.4 High

CVE-2026-16477

Insecure Deserialization of .cleanshot Files in CleanShot X

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

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

MTW CleanShot X

Default version status: unaffected

  • 4.0.0 to < 4.5.2affected
  • 4.6.0 to < 4.6.3affected
  • 4.7.0 to < 4.7.8affected
  • 4.8.0 to < 4.8.10affected

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