Exploited in the wild macOS mobile Screen Sharing Apple auth-bypass
Hackers exploit macOS Screen Sharing flaw to deploy Monero miner
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The Netherlands' National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reports active exploitation of an authentication bypass in macOS Screen Sharing, specifically affecting TCP port 5900. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-65400, allows unauthenticated remote access to the system. Threat actors have leveraged the flaw to obtain root privileges and deploy a Monero cryptocurrency miner. Apple addressed the issue in recent updates, including macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, Sequoia 15.7.9, and Sonoma 14.8.9.