The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. (CVE-2026-84537)
A vulnerability in macOS allows an app to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory due to improper memory handling. This issue has been addressed with improved memory handling and fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-84537 is a vulnerability in macOS where an application may cause unexpected system termination or kernel memory corruption due to inadequate memory handling. The vendor has fixed this issue by improving memory management in specific macOS versions: Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8, and Tahoe 26.7.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the ability to run an app on the affected macOS versions could cause the system to terminate unexpectedly or corrupt kernel memory, potentially leading to system instability or denial of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue.
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. (CVE-2026-84537)
Description
A vulnerability in macOS allows an app to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory due to improper memory handling. This issue has been addressed with improved memory handling and fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-84537 is a vulnerability in macOS where an application may cause unexpected system termination or kernel memory corruption due to inadequate memory handling. The vendor has fixed this issue by improving memory management in specific macOS versions: Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8, and Tahoe 26.7.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the ability to run an app on the affected macOS versions could cause the system to terminate unexpectedly or corrupt kernel memory, potentially leading to system instability or denial of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-p638-v28r-cwvr
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-84537"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa8a19a55bf5e2cf5f3d4ac
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 01:38:34 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 01:48:41 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:01:22 UTC
Views: 2
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