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.
Published: 2026-09-14
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Content Capture
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

An authorization flaw in Apple macOS allows an installed application to capture Touch Bar content without proper entitlement checks, enabling unauthorized extraction of user interface information such as passwords or personal messages. This weakness is an access‑control issue (CWE‑862) that primarily threatens confidentiality by exposing sensitive data displayed on the Touch Bar.

Affected Systems

Apple macOS operating systems released prior to macOS Golden Gate 27, on machines equipped with a Touch Bar display. Users running these versions of macOS are vulnerable if an application that can run locally has the opportunity to execute on the system.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.3, indicating moderate severity, and a very low EPSS score of less than 1 %, suggesting a low likelihood of exploitation. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation would likely require local execution of a malicious or compromised application, as the flaw does not provide a remote attack vector.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 20, 2026 at 21:47 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade macOS to macOS Golden Gate 27 or later, which includes the improved entitlement checks that fix the issue.
  • Apply any additional macOS security updates to ensure all recent fixes are in place.
  • If an update cannot be performed immediately, restrict the installation of applications from untrusted sources and monitor or audit applications that attempt to access Touch Bar APIs to mitigate the risk until a patch is available.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 20, 2026 at 21:47 UTC.

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References
History

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Touch Bar Content Capture via Authorization Flaw in macOS

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Touch Bar Content Capture Without Authorization on macOS
Weaknesses CWE-284

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Touch Bar Content Capture Without Authorization on macOS
Weaknesses CWE-284

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Touch Bar Screenshot Capture in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Touch Bar Screenshot Capture in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T20:29:50.164Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T22:46:21.643Z

Link: CVE-2026-43696

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Status : Modified

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:08.760

Modified: 2026-09-17T21:17:11.897

Link: CVE-2026-43696

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Updated: 2026-09-20T22:00:09Z

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