A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. (CVE-2026-43743)
CVE-2026-43743 is a medium severity vulnerability involving a race condition in Apple operating systems. The issue was addressed by improved state handling and fixed in iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. The vulnerability could allow an app with limited privileges to cause unexpected system termination, impacting system availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-43743) is a race condition in Apple operating systems that was mitigated by improved state handling. The flaw could be exploited by an app with low privileges to cause unexpected termination of the system, impacting availability. The issue is fixed in iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited privileges could exploit this race condition to cause unexpected system termination, resulting in denial of service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating to iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, or macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. These versions contain the patch that addresses the race condition with improved state handling.
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. (CVE-2026-43743)
Description
CVE-2026-43743 is a medium severity vulnerability involving a race condition in Apple operating systems. The issue was addressed by improved state handling and fixed in iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. The vulnerability could allow an app with limited privileges to cause unexpected system termination, impacting system availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.7medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-43743) is a race condition in Apple operating systems that was mitigated by improved state handling. The flaw could be exploited by an app with low privileges to cause unexpected termination of the system, impacting availability. The issue is fixed in iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited privileges could exploit this race condition to cause unexpected system termination, resulting in denial of service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating to iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, or macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. These versions contain the patch that addresses the race condition with improved state handling.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-q3vp-fjcp-c43f
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-43743"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa8a1da55bf5e2cf5f3ea8c
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 01:39:38 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 02:05:57 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 02:42:27 UTC
Views: 7
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