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Apple macOS — An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N U H H H 9.8 .0075 52.2 YES
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
macOS unspecified —
TIMELINE
Jul 22 Reserved by apple
Aug 6 Published (CNA: apple)
Aug 18 ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2026-65400 (Apple macOS). Remediation due August 21, 2026.
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 22, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by apple |
| August 6, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: apple) |
| August 18, 2026 | KEV ADDED | ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2026-65400 (Apple macOS). Remediation due August 21, 2026. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Apple | macOS | — | — | — |
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