CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-16477

HighCVSS 8.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.29%

20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs

Summary

CleanShot X for macOS insecurely deserializes untrusted data embedded in a .cleanshot project file (editable screenshot annotations). An attacker must 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. The vulnerability was fixed in versions 4.5.2, 4.6.3, 4.7.8 and 4.8.10.

Risk Assessment

Opening a malicious project file can lead to account compromise and arbitrary code execution on the user's workstation. Users who have never opened a .cleanshot file from an untrusted source are not affected.

Recommendation

Upgrade CleanShot X to version 4.8.10 or later (or 4.5.2/4.6.3/4.7.8 for the respective older branches) and instruct users not to open .cleanshot files from untrusted sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS