CVE-2026-65358 - Vulnerability Details

- Race Condition in State Handling Causes System Termination

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Published: 2026-09-14

Score: 4.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Impact

A race condition in the state handling of multiple Apple operating systems allows an application to trigger unexpected system termination, resulting in a denial of service. This weakness is a CWE-362 race condition.

Affected Systems

The issue affects Apple iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27. Devices running older releases remain vulnerable until the listed fixes are applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.7 indicates a medium severity impact on availability. The EPSS score of <1% suggests a very low probability of exploitation in the wild; the vulnerability is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog, implying no known widespread exploitation. The race condition can be triggered by an application executing locally that attempts to abuse state handling, leading to an unexpected system termination. While the attack requires local execution, it poses a risk to any user who installs or runs untrusted applications on older unpatched versions.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

iOS and iPadOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 27

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 15.8
`0`	affected	< 26.7
`0`	affected	< 27

Apple

tvOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 27

Apple

visionOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 27

Apple

watchOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 27

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

No data.

Vendor Product Confidence Versions

Apple

Ios And Ipados

100%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[0,27)`	affected	generic	—

Apple

Macos

100%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[0,15.8)`	affected	generic	—
`[0,26.7)`	affected	generic	—
`[0,27)`	affected	generic	—

Apple

Tvos

100%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[0,27)`	affected	generic	—

Apple

Visionos

100%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[0,27)`	affected	generic	—

Apple

Watchos

100%

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[0,27)`	affected	generic	—

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Apply the latest OS updates that include the fix for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27.
Avoid installing or running applications from untrusted or unknown sources that could trigger the race condition.
Monitor system logs for unexpected termination events and investigate any abnormal application behavior.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 20, 2026 at 19:57 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0011.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043

History

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Race Condition in State Handling Causes System Termination

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Apple ipados Apple iphone Os
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::
Vendors & Products		Apple ipados Apple iphone Os

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-362
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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'}`

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	Race Condition Leading to Unexpected System Termination in Apple Operating Systems
Weaknesses	CWE-362

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Race Condition Leading to Unexpected System Termination in Apple Operating Systems
Weaknesses		CWE-362

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Apple Apple ios And Ipados Apple macos Apple tvos Apple visionos Apple watchos
Vendors & Products		Apple Apple ios And Ipados Apple macos Apple tvos Apple visionos Apple watchos

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
References		https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034 https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035 https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036 https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037 https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038 https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042 https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043

Subscriptions

Apple Ios And Ipados Ipados Iphone Os Macos Tvos Visionos Watchos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2026-09-14T20:49:15.356Z

Updated: 2026-09-17T14:35:27.210Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T00:46:06.181Z

Link: CVE-2026-65358

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T14:35:21.740Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:20.850

Modified: 2026-09-18T14:40:53.307

Link: CVE-2026-65358

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-20T20:00:04Z

Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Impact

Affected Systems

Risk and Exploitability

Tracking

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Subscriptions

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