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.

cve CVE-2026-43696 1 source, 1 claim · Watch

NVD writes:
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. the claim

What it is to other things

affects	apple/macos NVD
made_by	apple NVD

What each source says

Property Source Said Means here

Cvss

cvss

NVD

5.3

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: 5.3
Read by: field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[].cvssData.baseScore
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:45 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-02 18:04 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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Product

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NVD

macOS

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: macOS
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].product
Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-02 18:04 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	macOS
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Status

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NVD

Modified

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: Modified
Read by: field:cve.vulnStatus
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:45 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-02 18:04 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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Vendor

vendor

NVD

Apple

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: Apple
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].vendor
Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-02 18:04 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	Apple
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

vulnerability

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.

zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-09-14

cvss 5.3 product macOS status Modified vendor Apple

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