CVE-2026-43696 json
An authorization issue was addressed with improved entitlement checks.
published last mo. modified 14d ago also EUVD-2026-77901
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An authorization issue was addressed with improved entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to capture Touch Bar content without authorization.
Patch / fix
- Apple macOS 27
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last mo.
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Apple macOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/149035
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-43696
- NVD CVE-2026-43696
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