macOS Kernel Race Condition Causing Termination (Fixed 15.7.8/14.8.8/26.6)
CVE-2026-28982 Published on July 27, 2026
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-28982 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?
The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.
CVE-2026-28982 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-28982
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Affected Versions
Apple macOS:- Before 14.8.8 is affected.
- Before 15.7.8 is affected.
- Before 26.6 is affected.