A race condition was addressed with additional validation. (CVE-2026-84550)
A race condition vulnerability in macOS was addressed by adding additional validation. This flaw could allow an application to cause unexpected system termination. The issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-84550 is a race condition vulnerability in macOS that could be exploited by an application to cause unexpected system termination. The vulnerability was mitigated by implementing additional validation checks. The fix is included in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7 versions.
Potential Impact
An application exploiting this race condition could cause the affected macOS system to terminate unexpectedly, potentially disrupting normal operations. There is no indication of further impact such as privilege escalation or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating to macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.7. These versions include the necessary validation to address the race condition. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. (CVE-2026-84550)
Description
A race condition vulnerability in macOS was addressed by adding additional validation. This flaw could allow an application to cause unexpected system termination. The issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-84550 is a race condition vulnerability in macOS that could be exploited by an application to cause unexpected system termination. The vulnerability was mitigated by implementing additional validation checks. The fix is included in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7 versions.
Potential Impact
An application exploiting this race condition could cause the affected macOS system to terminate unexpectedly, potentially disrupting normal operations. There is no indication of further impact such as privilege escalation or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating to macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.7. These versions include the necessary validation to address the race condition. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-hpxv-j3jh-w9cm
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-84550"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa8a19d55bf5e2cf5f3d4b6
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 01:38:37 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 01:49:05 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:01:22 UTC
Views: 2
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