critical Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2026-65400Apple macOS Screen Sharing — authentication bypass, unauthenticated access

A state-management flaw in macOS lets an attacker on the network log in to the built-in Screen Sharing service without valid credentials, giving them remote control of the Mac. Apple says it is being exploited in the wild.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Update macOS to Tahoe 26.7/26.6.1, Sequoia 15.7.9, Sonoma 14.8.9 or Golden Gate 27 now; until then turn off Screen Sharing or block it from untrusted networks.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
9.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
10%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2026-08-06
Added to KEV
2026-08-18
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
high
Kill chain
initial access
MITRE ATT&CK
T1190
Severity
critical

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

Attacker needsNetwork reachability to a Mac with Screen Sharing (remote desktop) enabled; no credentials or user interaction needed.

Fixed inmacOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.7.9, macOS Sonoma 14.8.9, macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-22scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-22scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-22scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-22claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2026-65400 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-22