Race Condition Vulnerability in Apple's Operating Systems
CVE-2026-84607

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple
Status
iOS And iPad OS
Mac OS
TV OS
Visionos
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-84607?

A race condition vulnerability has been identified in Apple's operating systems, which affects multiple versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. This vulnerability can potentially allow a sandboxed application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, posing significant security risks. Apple has provided fixes in the latest versions of these operating systems, emphasizing the importance of updating to secure users from potential exploits.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 26.7

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 27

macOS 0 < 15.8

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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