CVE-2026-65400: An attacker on the network may be able to authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid credentials in Apple macOS
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an authentication bypass in the Screen Sharing feature of Apple macOS. An attacker with network access may exploit this flaw to authenticate without providing valid credentials. Apple resolved the issue by improving state management in the affected components. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.7.9, macOS Sonoma 14.8.9, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.1.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker on the network to bypass authentication controls for Screen Sharing, potentially gaining unauthorized remote access to the affected macOS system. This could lead to unauthorized viewing or control of the user's desktop session.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official updates from Apple: macOS Sequoia 15.7.9, macOS Sonoma 14.8.9, or macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, which contain the fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided by the vendor.
CVE-2026-65400: An attacker on the network may be able to authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid credentials in Apple macOS
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an authentication bypass in the Screen Sharing feature of Apple macOS. An attacker with network access may exploit this flaw to authenticate without providing valid credentials. Apple resolved the issue by improving state management in the affected components. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.7.9, macOS Sonoma 14.8.9, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.1.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker on the network to bypass authentication controls for Screen Sharing, potentially gaining unauthorized remote access to the affected macOS system. This could lead to unauthorized viewing or control of the user's desktop session.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official updates from Apple: macOS Sequoia 15.7.9, macOS Sonoma 14.8.9, or macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, which contain the fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T00:46:56.740Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a75070abf8831d5395f5bfd
Added to database: 08/06/2026, 22:13:30 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 22:57:07 UTC
Last updated: 08/07/2026, 01:42:00 UTC
Views: 4
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