CVE-2026-65400 (GCVE-0-2026-65400)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-06 18:17 – Updated: 2026-09-14 20:48Summary
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)
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
9 references
Impacted products
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 9ee40067-b01d-4fde-93f7-5f384afb2252
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-08-18
Asserted: 2026-08-18
Scope
Notes: Apple macOS Improper Authentication Vulnerability | Affected: Apple / macOS | Description: Apple macOS contains an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow an attacker on the network to authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid credentials. | Required action: 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 discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. | Due date: 2026-08-21 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://support.apple.com/en-us/148170; https://support.apple.com/en-us/148171; https://support.apple.com/en-us/148172 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65400
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-287 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | macOS |
| Due Date | 2026-08-21 |
| Date Added | 2026-08-18 |
| Vendorproject | Apple |
| Vulnerabilityname | Apple macOS Improper Authentication Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-08-18 18:00 UTC
| Updated: 2026-08-18 18:00 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 9560578e-f0f0-4ccb-8086-e52bc4e93614
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-08-15
Asserted: 2026-08-15
Scope
Notes: 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... | Affected: Apple / macOS | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.09905 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | 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... |
| Vendor | Apple |
| Product | macOS |
| Added Date | 2026-08-15T07:24:04.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | 0.09905 |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | 0.95285 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev |
|
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-09-10 07:10 UTC
| Updated: 2026-09-10 07:10 UTC
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Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
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