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Apple macOS CVE-2026-65401

| EUVDEUVD-2026-77853 MEDIUM
Race Condition (CWE-362)
2026-09-14 apple GHSA-pvrp-42w3-vm5w
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apple
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Vendor (apple) PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI
4.7 MEDIUM

Local app triggers an unsynchronized race window (AC:H rather than the vendor's AC:L), PR:L for local app execution, availability-only impact.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: apple

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

6
Metadata Corrected
Sep 15, 2026 - 16:40 vuln.today
tag: Information Disclosure replaced by Denial Of Service
Analysis Generated
Sep 15, 2026 - 16:22 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Sep 15, 2026 - 16:22 NVD
5.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Sep 14, 2026 - 22:19 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 14, 2026 - 20:49 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Sep 14, 2026 - 20:49 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

A local race condition (CWE-362) in Apple macOS allows any locally running application to trigger unexpected system termination on affected hosts. The flaw affects macOS versions prior to Tahoe 26.7 and Golden Gate 27, is availability-only (C:N/I:N/A:H), and requires local app execution with no user interaction and no privilege escalation. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Risk Assessment CVSS 3.1 scores this 5.5 Medium with AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - meaning the attacker must already have code running locally (any installed app or process in the user's session), needs no user interaction and no admin rights, and gains only availability impact; there is no confidentiality or integrity loss and no scope change. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Apply the vendor-released patch: upgrade to macOS Tahoe 26.7 or macOS Golden Gate 27 as documented in Apple advisories https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035 and https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042; these are full OS updates and require a restart, so schedule them in a maintenance window. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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