CRITICALVulnerability

CVE-2026-65400

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.9, macOS Sonoma 14.8.9, macOS Tahoe 26.6.1. An attacker on the network may be able to authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid credentials.

Properties

severity
CRITICAL
product
macOS
vulnerabilityName
Apple macOS Improper Authentication Vulnerability
dueDate
2026-08-21
requiredAction
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discon
dateAdded
2026-08-18
score
9.8
cve_id
CVE-2026-65400
vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendorProject
Apple
published_at
2026-08-06T22:18:14.533
last_modified
2026-08-18T19:35:47.020

Related Entities (5)

DESCRIBES (1)

[KEVEntry]Apple macOS Improper Authentication Vulnerability

AFFECTS_PRODUCT (1)

[Product]

DESCRIBED_BY (1)

[Source]NVD

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improper Authentication

KNOWN_EXPLOITED (1)

[Source]CISA KEV

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