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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.5 · appleNVD modified 2026-10-24 13:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory