CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-43665
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a218381d972af57ba4e8d87b1b43962f7711c9db69b8e675559f58341c043cfb · sha256:fb689d693879dbbe… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"description":"A local attacker may be able to determine the legacy VNC password configured for Screen Sharing","lang":"en"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a218381d972af57ba4e8d87b1b43962f7711c9db69b8e675559f58341c043cfb · sha256:fb689d693879dbbe… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"macOS","vendor":"Apple","versions":[{"lessThan":"14.8.8","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"15.7.8","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a218381d972af57ba4e8d87b1b43962f7711c9db69b8e675559f58341c043cfb · sha256:fb689d693879dbbe… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a218381d972af57ba4e8d87b1b43962f7711c9db69b8e675559f58341c043cfb · sha256:fb689d693879dbbe… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a218381d972af57ba4e8d87b1b43962f7711c9db69b8e675559f58341c043cfb · sha256:fb689d693879dbbe… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"description":"A local attacker may be able to determine the legacy VNC password configured for Screen Sharing","lang":"en"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a218381d972af57ba4e8d87b1b43962f7711c9db69b8e675559f58341c043cfb · sha256:fb689d693879dbbe… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a218381d972af57ba4e8d87b1b43962f7711c9db69b8e675559f58341c043cfb · sha256:fb689d693879dbbe… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a218381d972af57ba4e8d87b1b43962f7711c9db69b8e675559f58341c043cfb · sha256:fb689d693879dbbe… · /containers/cna/references/1
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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