{"id":"CVE-2026-43696","title":"An authorization issue was addressed with improved entitlement checks","summary":"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.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-862"],"vendor":"apple","product":"macos","affected":["macos < 27.0"],"patched":["macos 27.0"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T21:17:11.897","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43696","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035","label":"product-security@apple.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-17T20:29:45.557895Z"},"epss":0.00221,"epssPercentile":0.12953,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T21:15:17.502Z","slug":"CVE-2026-43696","body":"## Overview\n\nAn 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `macos < 27.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `macos 27.0`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":205936,"id":"CVE-2026-43696","ts":1789647450961,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.3"},{"seq":205935,"id":"CVE-2026-43696","ts":1789647450961,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}