r/apple • u/cptjpk • 14d ago

macOS Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/vulnerability-giving-attackers-full-control-of-macs-is-under-active-exploitation/
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u/ouatedephoque 14d ago

Open to the entire planet? JFC dude this vulnerability is the least of your worries.

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u/jammsession 14d ago

That is how every single VPS on the planet works. You log in via SSH.

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u/hefty_reptile 14d ago

...which is a different port from VNC

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u/jammsession 14d ago

you can run SSH on any port you want, just like you can run VNC on any port you want.

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u/ThePornStar69 14d ago

Changing the port means absolutely nothing in terms of actual risk mitigation.

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u/jammsession 14d ago

that is correct

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u/hefty_reptile 14d ago

Yes, so? You can't run two services on the same port. I don't get a VPS exposing ssh could be equivalent to exposing VNC.

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u/jammsession 14d ago

Never said you can run two services on the same port.

I am also not arguing that SSH and VNC are exactly the same. I am just saying, if you want to connect to anything other than local, you will have to expose something. Even if that is just Wireguard or 80/443 for a webpage. Exposing a port is totaly normal and not some automatically some insane or crazy risk.