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CVE-2026-65400CRITICAL
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.
CWE-287 · CNA: apple · CVSS v3.1 · 7 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV 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
DateEventDetail
July 22, 2026ReservedReserved by apple
August 6, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: apple)
August 18, 2026KEV ADDEDADDED TO KEV — CVE-2026-65400 (Apple macOS). Remediation due August 21, 2026.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
ApplemacOS

Weaknesses

CWE-287

References (7)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-65400 at cve.org

Vendors: apple

Weaknesses: CWE-287

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-65400 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.