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CVE-2026-84562: A race condition was addressed with additional validation

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-84562· Medium 4.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.7 Medium : upgrade to 26.6 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.09% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 26.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade macOS and apple/macos to 26.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <26.6
Fixed in
  • 26.6
Appleapple/macospkg:deb/apple/macosOther threatsAffected
  • <26.6
Fixed in
  • 26.6

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AI-suggested

Upgrade to macOS Tahoe 26.6 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed with additional validation. No other mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

A race condition vulnerability in macOS Tahoe was addressed by adding additional validation. This flaw could allow an application to access protected user data. The issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe version 26.6.

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