Comment 4 for bug 1711491

No, the bug is still there and easy to reproduce:

1. In Pcbnew set a clearance >0 in "Design Rules"->Clearance for the default netclass
2. Open the footprint editor -> Clearance is set to zero in Pcbnew.

This is done in pcbnew/modulframe.cpp:244 ff :

244 SetBoard( new BOARD() );
245 // In modedit, the default net clearance is not known.
246 // (it depends on the actual board)
247 // So we do not show the default clearance, by setting it to 0
248 // The footprint or pad specific clearance will be shown
249 GetBoard()->GetDesignSettings().GetDefault()->SetClearance( 0 );

In line 249 the global defaults object is returned and its clearance attribute set to zero.