---
id: CVE-2026-84561
title: A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management
summary: >-
  A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue
  is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate
  27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An
  ap…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-415
vendor: apple
product: ipados
affected:
  - ipados < 26.7
  - iphone_os < 26.7
  - 'macos >= 15.0, < 15.8'
  - 'macos >= 26.0, < 26.7'
  - tvos < 27.0
  - visionos < 27.0
  - watchos < 27.0
patched:
  - ipados 26.7
  - iphone_os 26.7
  - macos 26.7
  - tvos 27.0
  - visionos 27.0
  - watchos 27.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T18:26:56.887'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84561'
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/149041'
    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: 0.0068
epssPercentile: 0.50363
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-16T14:26:06.505033Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.540Z'
---

## Overview

A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, 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 or corrupt kernel memory.

## Affected

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