CVE-2026-84593: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-84593 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow a malicious app to cause unexpected system termination. The vulnerability arises from improper memory management, which has been corrected in the fixed versions. This flaw affects all versions prior to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
Potential Impact
An attacker controlling a malicious app could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to terminate unexpectedly, potentially leading to denial of service conditions on affected devices.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. Users and administrators should update to these versions to remediate the issue.
CVE-2026-84593: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Affected software
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-84593 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow a malicious app to cause unexpected system termination. The vulnerability arises from improper memory management, which has been corrected in the fixed versions. This flaw affects all versions prior to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
Potential Impact
An attacker controlling a malicious app could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to terminate unexpectedly, potentially leading to denial of service conditions on affected devices.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. Users and administrators should update to these versions to remediate the issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-01T21:13:17.758Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa8610f55bf5e2cf59d2cde
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:03:11 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 22:02:10 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:01:22 UTC
Views: 4
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