Protection mechanism failure in macOS - CVE-2026-43730

 

Protection mechanism failure in macOS - CVE-2026-43730

Published: August 17, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU143788
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43730
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to fingerprint the user.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in AuthKit. A local application can fingerprint the user.


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
watchOS

How to mitigate CVE-2026-43730

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 26.6 25G72
visionOS - update to 26.6
tvOS - update to 26.6 23L773
Apple iOS - update to 26.6 23G71
iPadOS - update to 26.6 23G71
watchOS - update to 26.6 23U67

External References

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