Race Condition in Apple iOS and macOS Leading to System Termination

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 iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

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Meta Information

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-2026-84492

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	26.7
apple	ipad_os	26.7
apple	ios	27
apple	ipad_os	27
apple	macos_golden_gate	27
apple	macos_sequoia	15.8
apple	macos_tahoe	26.7
apple	tv_os	27
apple	vision_os	27
apple	watch_os	27

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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 Apple operating systems where improper state handling could allow an app to cause unexpected system termination. It was fixed in multiple OS versions including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to crash your device unexpectedly. This might lead to data loss if unsaved work is affected or cause inconvenience by disrupting device usage.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected Apple devices to the latest versions mentioned in the CVE description to address the race condition vulnerability.

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