CVE-2026-43696: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 27.0 (fixed in 27.0)

Published 2026-09-14. Last modified 2026-09-17.