CVE-2026-65400
CRITICAL 9.8 KNOWN EXPLOITEDAn 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.
ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
Confirmed exploited in the wild — in CISA KEV since 2026-08-18. Patch or mitigate now.
Exploitation likelihood
0.8%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 52nd percentile
● In CISA KEV (2026-08-18)
○ Public exploit / PoC
Impact if exploited
9.8CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
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Test against your own equipment
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Macos | ≥ 14.0 and < 14.8.9 |
| Apple | Macos | ≥ 15.0 and < 15.7.9 |
| Apple | Macos | ≥ 26.0 and < 26.6.1 |
All CVSS metrics
- CRITICAL 9.8 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CRITICAL 9.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H