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CVE-2026-84562

MEDIUM 4.7 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-09-14 · Last modified 2026-09-15 · apple · NVD: Analyzed

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to access protected user data.

LIMITED SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 1st percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Public exploit / PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

4.7CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · ADP

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityNone
  • AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

  • ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

No public exploit or proof-of-concept code is catalogued for this CVE (no ExploitDB, Nuclei, or CISA-KEV entry). It may still exist — search GitHub or check the references below.

Affected

Vendors Apple

Products Macos

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
AppleMacos< 26.6

All CVSS metrics

  • MEDIUM 4.7 v3.1 · ADP Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • MEDIUM 4.7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Advisories

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS