---
id: CVE-2026-65358
title: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling
summary: >-
  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
  unexpecte…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-362
vendor: apple
product: ipados
affected:
  - ipados < 27.0
  - iphone_os < 27.0
  - 'macos >= 15.0, < 15.8'
  - 'macos >= 26.0, < 26.7'
  - tvos < 27.0
  - visionos < 27.0
  - watchos < 27.0
patched:
  - ipados 27.0
  - iphone_os 27.0
  - macos 26.7
  - tvos 27.0
  - visionos 27.0
  - watchos 27.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T14:40:53.307'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65358'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043'
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0011
epssPercentile: 0.01446
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-17T14:35:24.149532Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.521Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `ipados < 27.0`
- `iphone_os < 27.0`
- `macos >= 15.0, < 15.8`
- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.7`
- `tvos < 27.0`
- `visionos < 27.0`
- `watchos < 27.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `ipados 27.0`
- `iphone_os 27.0`
- `macos 26.7`
- `tvos 27.0`
- `visionos 27.0`
- `watchos 27.0`