State issues in macOS - CVE-2026-84635

 

State issues in macOS - CVE-2026-84635

Published: September 15, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU149910
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-84635
CWE-ID: CWE-371
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a state management issue in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform an unexpected process termination.


Affected software

macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Apple Safari

How to mitigate CVE-2026-84635

Install update from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 27.0 26A428
Apple Safari - update to 27.0
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 27.0 24A427, 27.0 24A437
iPadOS - update to 27.0 24A437

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