CVE-2026-84492: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2026-84492 is a race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow an app to cause unexpected system termination. The issue was addressed by improved state handling and fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, as well as other Apple operating systems including macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a race condition that could be exploited by an app to cause unexpected system termination on affected Apple operating systems. The flaw was remediated by improved state handling in the specified fixed versions. The affected products include iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 26.7 and 27 respectively, and macOS Sequoia versions prior to 15.8 among others. No CVSS score is provided, and there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker controlling an app on affected Apple 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 privilege escalation or data compromise from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.
CVE-2026-84492: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2026-84492 is a race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow an app to cause unexpected system termination. The issue was addressed by improved state handling and fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, as well as other Apple operating systems including macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27.
Affected software
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
Apple
macOS
Apple
tvOS
Apple
visionOS
Apple
watchOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a race condition that could be exploited by an app to cause unexpected system termination on affected Apple operating systems. The flaw was remediated by improved state handling in the specified fixed versions. The affected products include iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 26.7 and 27 respectively, and macOS Sequoia versions prior to 15.8 among others. No CVSS score is provided, and there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker controlling an app on affected Apple 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 privilege escalation or data compromise from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27. 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
- 2026-09-01T20:50:08.321Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa8610155bf5e2cf59d2764
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:02:57 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 22:29:32 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:01:22 UTC
Views: 2
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