A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. (CVE-2026-65401)
A race condition vulnerability in macOS was addressed by improving state handling. This flaw could allow an application to cause unexpected system termination. The issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27 and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-65401 describes a race condition vulnerability in macOS that could be exploited by an application to cause unexpected system termination. The vulnerability was mitigated by improved state handling. The fix is included in macOS Golden Gate 27 and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
Potential Impact
An application may be able to trigger unexpected system termination due to the race condition. This could lead to denial of service or system instability but does not indicate privilege escalation or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update affected systems to macOS Golden Gate 27 or macOS Tahoe 26.7 where the issue is fixed. No other mitigation guidance is provided.
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. (CVE-2026-65401)
Description
A race condition vulnerability in macOS was addressed by improving state handling. This flaw could allow an application to cause unexpected system termination. The issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27 and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-65401 describes a race condition vulnerability in macOS that could be exploited by an application to cause unexpected system termination. The vulnerability was mitigated by improved state handling. The fix is included in macOS Golden Gate 27 and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
Potential Impact
An application may be able to trigger unexpected system termination due to the race condition. This could lead to denial of service or system instability but does not indicate privilege escalation or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update affected systems to macOS Golden Gate 27 or macOS Tahoe 26.7 where the issue is fixed. No other mitigation guidance is provided.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-pvrp-42w3-vm5w
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-65401"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa8a1ac55bf5e2cf5f3d55d
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 01:38:52 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 01:53:29 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:01:22 UTC
Views: 2
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