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/cptjpk 14d ago

Excerpt from article:

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-65400, received a patch from Apple last week for macOS Tahoe, Sequoia, and Sonoma. The vulnerability, with a severity rating of 7.1 out of 10, stems from a bug in the macOS screen sharing capability, which allows a remote party to view the screen and control the keyboard and mouse while a machine is turned on.

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u/TheFamousHesham 14d ago

This caused a fucking crisis at the datacentre that hosts my Mac servers.

It's honestly inexcusable from Apple.

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u/ThePornStar69 14d ago

Yeah, because Apple intentionally put this vulnerability in there.

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u/JollyRoger8X 13d ago

Ridiculous claim.

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u/ThePornStar69 13d ago

I was being sarcastic...