CVE-2026-65401

Race Condition Causing Unexpected System Termination in macOS

Published Sep 14, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Remediation

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Title Race Condition Causing Unexpected System Termination in macOS
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Title Race Condition Leading to Unexpected System Termination in macOS
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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title Race Condition Leading to Unexpected System Termination in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-362
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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
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Description A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
Oct 26, 2026, 8:38 PM
Reserved
Jul 22, 2026, 12:46 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 14, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Sep 16, 2026, 1:09 AM