CVE-2026-65400 (GCVE-0-2026-65400)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-06 18:17 – Updated: 2026-09-14 20:48
VLAI
Summary
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.7.9, macOS Sonoma 14.8.9, macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker on the network may be able to authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid credentials.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-14 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • An attacker on the network may be able to authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid credentials
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 14.8.9 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15.7.9 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26.6.1 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 27 (custom)
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