CVE-2026-43743: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a race condition in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow a malicious or flawed app to cause the system to terminate unexpectedly. The root cause was related to improper state handling, which has been corrected in the fixed versions. No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The fix is included in iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2.
Potential Impact
An app exploiting this race condition could cause the affected device to terminate processes unexpectedly, potentially leading to denial of service or system instability. There is no indication of code execution or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.
CVE-2026-43743: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.7medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a race condition in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow a malicious or flawed app to cause the system to terminate unexpectedly. The root cause was related to improper state handling, which has been corrected in the fixed versions. No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The fix is included in iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2.
Potential Impact
An app exploiting this race condition could cause the affected device to terminate processes unexpectedly, potentially leading to denial of service or system instability. There is no indication of code execution or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-01T22:46:21.647Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a42d3d427e9c7971972d16c
Added to database: 06/29/2026, 20:21:40 UTC
Last enriched: 06/29/2026, 20:58:16 UTC
Last updated: 06/29/2026, 23:42:38 UTC
Views: 5
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