CVE•Published 2026-08-06•Modified 2026-09-15•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-65400Apple · Macos
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
95
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 5% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.7.9, macOS Sonoma 14.8.9, macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker on the network may be able to authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid credentials.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-06
Modified 2026-09-15
External references
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vuln:CVE-2026-65400Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Macos"Hosts Shodan identified as running Macos.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-65400Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-65400Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2026-65400Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-65400GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-65400" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (4)
CVE-2026-654004 repos
acheong08/CVE-2026-65400Python
Apple MacOS Screen Sharing Arbitrary File read/write -> RCE
panchocosil/CVE-2026-65400-pocPython
Read-only PoC for CVE-2026-65400 — macOS Screen Sharing (screensharingd) pre-auth SRP bypass giving root file read. Patched in macOS 26.6.1 / 15.7.9 / 14.8.9.
HORKimhab/CVE-2026-65400Python
CVE-2026-65400
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