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Apple macOS Screen Sharing Flaw Exploited on Internet-Exposed Macs to Install Monero Miner

medthehackernewsPublished 2026-08-15

A recently patched security flaw in Apple macOS has come under active exploitation in the wild to deploy a cryptocurrency miner, the Netherlands National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned.

The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-65400 (CVSS score: 9.8), a critical authentication issue impacting the Screen Sharing component that could allow an attacker already on the network to

Indicators of compromise

Original source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/apple-macos-screen-sharing-flaw.html