{"id":"CVE-2026-84588","title":"A memory corruption issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code","summary":"A memory corruption issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. Mounting a maliciously crafted disk image may cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"apple","product":"macos","affected":["macos < 27.0"],"patched":["macos 27.0"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T15:27:29.370","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84588","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035","label":"product-security@apple.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00239,"epssPercentile":0.15211,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-15T14:18:25.556392Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T21:15:17.522Z","slug":"CVE-2026-84588","body":"## Overview\n\nA memory corruption issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. Mounting a maliciously crafted disk image may cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `macos < 27.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `macos 27.0`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":203713,"id":"CVE-2026-84588","ts":1789483138376,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.5"},{"seq":203712,"id":"CVE-2026-84588","ts":1789483138376,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}