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macOS 14.x < 14.8.9 (148172)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 333125

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes a vulnerability

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 14.x prior to 14.8.9. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability:

 - An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. (CVE-2026-65400)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 14.8.9 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/148172

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 333125

File Name: macos_148172.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Published: 8/6/2026

Updated: 8/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.4

Percentile: 99.82

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-65400

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:14.0, cpe:/o:apple:macos:14.0

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-65400

APPLE-SA: 148172

IAVA: 2026-A-0822