Apple patches a Screen Sharing flaw that hands network attackers root on an unpatched Mac
Apple's emergency macOS update on August 6 fixed a Screen Sharing flaw that calif.io turned into a working exploit about four hours later. The flaw let anyone on the network sign in without a password, and the service answering those connections runs as root.
Publishers:blog.calif.io
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Bynario, seven-person Milan security startup, raises EUR2.1m pre-seed led by 360 Capital
The EUR2.1m pre-seed is roughly 0.16% of what 360 Capital and PranaVentures manage between them - a check sized to option a research method, before Bynario has a finished security platform to bet on.
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Dutch officials report root access and Monero miners on Macs with port 5900 open to the internet. Sonoma, Sequoia and Tahoe all need the update Apple shipped as an important security fix.
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The Dutch NCSC says CVE-2026-65400 was abused within two weeks of Apple's fix, with root access and Monero miners in every reported case. Patching closes the door; it does not evict anyone.
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Apple patches a network-reachable Screen Sharing auth bypass in macOS Tahoe 26.6.1
CVE-2026-65400 let an attacker on the network authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid credentials. Apple's note names macOS Tahoe only, so treat wider backport claims as unconfirmed.
Publishers:support.apple.com
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- Adoption28
- Hype gap−4
- Incentives58
- Confidence68