A vulnerability was found on the macOS screen sharing system.

A vulnerability has been detected on macOS's screen sharing system that can be used to embed the Monero coin mining malware.

According to a report by the website, The Hacker News has mentioned the detection of a screen-sharing feature security vulnerability, or Screen Sharing, on the macOS operating system that is coded CVE-2026-65400 with a danger rating, or CVSS Score of up to 9.8, which means that it is a very dangerous vulnerability. The vulnerability lurks within the Component element of the feature that will allow hackers on the network that are already connected to the victim to obtain authentication. Without a valid password, this vulnerability can be used by hackers to place Crypto Miner malware used to mine Monero coins.

Apple, the OS developer, has learned of this. It has issued urgent patches in the past August and has warned people using the following macOS release to update the vulnerability.

MacOS Tahoe 26.6.1

MacOS Sequoia 15.7.9

MacOS Sonoma 14.8.9

At the moment, the Netherlands National Cyber Security Centre, or NCSC-NL, has not released information of the use of the vulnerability to implant malware to the public about when the incident occurred or how serious the damage was at this time.

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