CVE-2026-64745: A person with physical access to a locked device may be able to access contacts and photos in Apple macOS
This issue was addressed with additional restrictions on the lock screen. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A person with physical access to a locked device may be able to access contacts and photos.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to a locked Apple macOS device to access contacts and photos without proper authorization. The issue arises from insufficient restrictions on the lock screen, classified under CWE-287 (Improper Authentication). Apple fixed this issue by implementing additional lock screen restrictions in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Tahoe 26.6. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 2.4, indicating low severity, with attack vector requiring physical access and no privileges or user interaction needed.
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to a locked macOS device could access contacts and photos, potentially leading to limited information disclosure. There is no impact on integrity or availability, and the scope remains unchanged. The confidentiality impact is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Tahoe 26.6 by applying additional restrictions on the lock screen. Users should update to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided or necessary.
CVE-2026-64745: A person with physical access to a locked device may be able to access contacts and photos in Apple macOS
Description
This issue was addressed with additional restrictions on the lock screen. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A person with physical access to a locked device may be able to access contacts and photos.
CVSS v3.1
Score 2.4low
Affected software
Apple
macOS
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to a locked Apple macOS device to access contacts and photos without proper authorization. The issue arises from insufficient restrictions on the lock screen, classified under CWE-287 (Improper Authentication). Apple fixed this issue by implementing additional lock screen restrictions in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Tahoe 26.6. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 2.4, indicating low severity, with attack vector requiring physical access and no privileges or user interaction needed.
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to a locked macOS device could access contacts and photos, potentially leading to limited information disclosure. There is no impact on integrity or availability, and the scope remains unchanged. The confidentiality impact is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Tahoe 26.6 by applying additional restrictions on the lock screen. Users should update to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided or necessary.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T18:10:18.985Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a67c1c59c2644c7f8cb14e7
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 20:38:29 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 23:49:14 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:06:34 UTC
Views: 53
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