---
id: CVE-2026-65401
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 macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to cause
  unexpected system termination.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-362
vendor: apple
product: macos
affected:
  - 'macos >= 26.0, < 26.7'
patched:
  - macos 26.7
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T01:09:09.463'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65401'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042'
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0009
epssPercentile: 0.00517
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-15T15:34:04.235137Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.519Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Affected

- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.7`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `macos 26.7`