CVE-2026-65358: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS could allow an app to cause unexpected system termination. This issue has been addressed with improved state handling and fixed in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and related Apple operating system versions. The vulnerability affects versions prior to these fixed releases.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-65358 is a race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow an application to cause unexpected system termination. The issue was resolved by improving state handling in the affected operating systems. The fix is included in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the ability to run an app on the affected devices could cause the system to terminate unexpectedly, potentially leading to denial of service or disruption of normal device operation. There is no indication of code execution or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and included in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and the specified versions of related Apple operating systems. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.
CVE-2026-65358: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS could allow an app to cause unexpected system termination. This issue has been addressed with improved state handling and fixed in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and related Apple operating system versions. The vulnerability affects versions prior to these fixed releases.
Affected software
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
Apple
macOS
Apple
tvOS
Apple
visionOS
Apple
watchOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-65358 is a race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow an application to cause unexpected system termination. The issue was resolved by improving state handling in the affected operating systems. The fix is included in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the ability to run an app on the affected devices could cause the system to terminate unexpectedly, potentially leading to denial of service or disruption of normal device operation. There is no indication of code execution or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and included in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and the specified versions of related Apple operating systems. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T00:46:06.181Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa860f955bf5e2cf59d2496
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:02:49 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 22:26:28 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 04:01:22 UTC
Views: 3
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