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CVE-2026-43665: Apple macOS · Missing Authorization

Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade to 15.7.8 or 14.8.8 when convenient.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 05:11 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 15.7.8, 14.8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Apple macOS to 15.7.8 or 14.8.8.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <15.7.8
Fixed in
  • 15.7.8
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <14.8.8
Fixed in
  • 14.8.8

AI-suggested

This vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Sonoma 14.8.8 by adding additional entitlement checks. Users and administrators should update affected systems to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No other mitigations or temporary workarounds are indicated.

Description

This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. A local attacker may be able to determine the legacy VNC password configured for Screen Sharing.

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