Apple Just Blocked Hackers From Taking Advantage of This Serious Security Flaw
Apple released three new security updates for Macs on Thursday, Aug. You don't need to be running the latest version, macOS 26, to take advantage of these updates, either. Not only can people using Screen Sharing see your Mac's display, they can, if prompted, take over your Mac as well.
- ▪Apple released three new security updates for Macs on Thursday, Aug.
- ▪You don't need to be running the latest version, macOS 26, to take advantage of these updates, either.
- ▪Not only can people using Screen Sharing see your Mac's display, they can, if prompted, take over your Mac as well.
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Apple released three new security updates for Macs on Thursday, Aug. 6. You don't need to be running the latest version, macOS 26, to take advantage of these updates, either. While the company does have a new Tahoe update, Apple's security updates here include releases for both macOS 15 Sequoia and macOS 14 Sonoma as well—and all of these updates are aimed at patching a flaw that would let hackers share your screen without your permission.Apple's latest macOS security patches fix a Screen Sharing vulnerability macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.9, and macOS Sonoma 14.8.9 all contain the same, singular security patch: Tracked as CVE-2026-65400, this fix is for a Screen Sharing flaw that Apple says could allow an attacker on your network to "authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid…
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