AITom's Hardwareabout 3 hours ago
macOS Screen Sharing flaw exploited for root access
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Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-65400, an authentication bypass in macOS Screen Sharing, to gain root access and install Monero miners on Macs with port 5900 exposed. Apple patched the flaw on August 6 in macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, Sequoia 15.7.9, and Sonoma 14.8.9. CISA raised the severity to 9.8 critical.
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