CVE-2026-16477
HIGH
8,4
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: active
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
Description
AI Translation Available
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
502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
DraftCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Availability
Other
Potential Impacts:
Modify Application Data
Unexpected State
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Varies By Context
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
Java, Ruby, PHP, Python, JavaScript
Technologies:
Not Technology-Specific, ICS/OT, AI/ML
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/10/CVE-2026-16477
https://cleanshot.com/