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title: "CVE-2026-84607: Apple - Race Condition"
description: "Apple iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27 contain a race condition caused by improper state management, letting sandboxed apps execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, exploit requires sandboxed app execution."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-84607/
---

# CVE-2026-84607 Apple - Race Condition

Apple iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27 contain a race condition caused by improper state management, letting sandboxed apps execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, exploit requires sandboxed app execution.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.12% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84607)

## Details

Type

Race Condition

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

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

Published

14 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-362](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html)

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84607](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84607)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037)

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