CVE-2026-43696: An app may be able to capture Touch Bar content without authorization in Apple macOS
A vulnerability in Apple macOS allows an app to capture Touch Bar content without proper authorization due to insufficient entitlement checks. This issue has been addressed and fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-43696 describes an authorization issue in Apple macOS where an application could capture Touch Bar content without having the necessary permissions. The root cause was insufficient entitlement checks. Apple fixed this vulnerability in macOS Golden Gate 27 by improving these entitlement checks to prevent unauthorized access to Touch Bar content.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized app could capture sensitive information displayed on the Touch Bar, potentially leading to privacy breaches or leakage of confidential data shown on the Touch Bar interface. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. Users and administrators should update to macOS Golden Gate 27 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-43696: An app may be able to capture Touch Bar content without authorization in Apple macOS
Description
A vulnerability in Apple macOS allows an app to capture Touch Bar content without proper authorization due to insufficient entitlement checks. This issue has been addressed and fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.
Affected software
Apple
macOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-43696 describes an authorization issue in Apple macOS where an application could capture Touch Bar content without having the necessary permissions. The root cause was insufficient entitlement checks. Apple fixed this vulnerability in macOS Golden Gate 27 by improving these entitlement checks to prevent unauthorized access to Touch Bar content.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized app could capture sensitive information displayed on the Touch Bar, potentially leading to privacy breaches or leakage of confidential data shown on the Touch Bar interface. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. Users and administrators should update to macOS Golden Gate 27 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-01T22:46:21.643Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa860f455bf5e2cf59d22d7
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:02:44 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 22:23:44 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:13:53 UTC
Views: 5
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