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GHSA-5RWQ-4JF8-HXPV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-27 21:31 – Updated: 2026-07-27 21:31

Details

This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. A local attacker may be able to determine the legacy VNC password configured for Screen Sharing.

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CVE-2026-43665 (GCVE-0-2026-43665)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-27 20:14 – Updated: 2026-07-28 15:05

Summary

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

A local attacker may be able to determine the legacy VNC password configured for Screen Sharing
CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

apple

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Apple	macOS	Affected: 0 , < 14.8.8 (custom) Affected: 0 , < 15.7.8 (custom)

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-5RWQ-4JF8-HXPV

CVE-2026-43665 (GCVE-0-2026-43665)

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