CVE-2026-65400

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-65400?

Upgrade macos to 14.8.9 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-65400 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-65400 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2026-08-21. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-65400?

CVE-2026-65400 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-65400 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for macos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 95th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.8.9Fixed in:14.8.9CVE-2026-65400derived from NVD

Affected:>= 26.0, < 26.6.1Fixed in:26.6.1CVE-2026-65400derived from NVD

Affected:>= 15.0, < 15.7.9Fixed in:15.7.9CVE-2026-65400derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

10.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Remediation due: 2026-08-21

References

Vendor Advisory3

Third-Party Advisory1

advisories.ncsc.nl

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Mailing List1

seclists.org

Other references1

seclists.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-35078	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-7921	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-65400?

Upgrade macos to 14.8.9 or later.

Is CVE-2026-65400 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-65400 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2026-08-21. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2026-65400?

CVE-2026-65400 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-65400 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for macos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-08-19.