Unexpected System Termination in macOS Golden Gate

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-14

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

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Published

2026-09-14

Last Modified

2026-09-14

Generated

2026-09-15

AI Q&A

2026-09-15

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-65401

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos_golden_gate	27
apple	macos_tahoe	26.7

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a race condition in macOS Golden Gate 27 and macOS Tahoe 26.7 where improper state handling could allow an app to cause unexpected system termination. A race condition occurs when a system's behavior depends on the sequence or timing of uncontrollable events.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability may allow an attacker to crash your system unexpectedly by exploiting the race condition. This could lead to data loss or disruption of services running on the affected macOS versions.

Mitigation Strategies

Update to macOS Golden Gate 27 or macOS Tahoe 26.7 or later to address the race condition vulnerability.

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