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.
zetlyn/cve-nvd vulnerability cve CVE-2026-43696 cpe cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* known 2026-09-14
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43696
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