Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-06
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:45:00 +0200

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Title Authentication Bypass in macOS Screen Sharing Enabling Unauthorized Remote Access

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0200

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Title Authentication Bypass in macOS Screen Sharing Enabling Unauthorized Remote Access

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200

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Description 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. 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.
References

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:45:00 +0200

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Title Unauthorized Authentication to macOS Screen Sharing

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0200

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Title Unauthorized Authentication to macOS Screen Sharing

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0200

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200

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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-08-18T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-08-21T00:00:00+00:00'}


Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0200

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:15:00 +0200

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Title macOS Screen Sharing Authentication Bypass

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 14 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0200


Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:15:00 +0200

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Title macOS Screen Sharing Authentication Bypass

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:45:00 +0200

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Title Screen Sharing Authentication Bypass on macOS Enabling Unauthorized Remote Access
Weaknesses CWE-286

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 03:45:00 +0200

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0200

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Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 07 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Screen Sharing Authentication Bypass on macOS Enabling Unauthorized Remote Access
Weaknesses CWE-286

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T20:36:23.984Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T00:46:56.740Z

Link: CVE-2026-65400

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T23:15:32.774Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-06T22:18:14.533

Modified: 2026-10-24T16:10:00.153

Link: CVE-2026-65400

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-25T02:30:18Z

Weaknesses