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CVE-2026-43696

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-14 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

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.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 27.0 — fixed in 27.0
• Apple macOS: before 27 — fixed in 27

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 27.0; Apple macOS 27. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035

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