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CVE-2026-84522: A race condition was addressed with improved state management

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-84522· Medium 5.9

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.9 Medium : upgrade to 27 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.15.9
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 27
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade macOS to 27.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <27
Fixed in
  • 27

AI-suggested

The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. Users and administrators should update to this version to remediate the issue.

Description

A race condition vulnerability in macOS Golden Gate 27 was fixed by improving state management. The flaw could allow an application to access sensitive user data. The issue is resolved in macOS Golden Gate 27.

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