A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

cve CVE-2026-84558 1 source, 1 claim · Watch

NVD writes:
A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination. the claim

What it is to other things

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NVD
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2026-09-29 09:45 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-04 18:16 UTC
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vulnerability

A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-09-14
cvss 5.5 product macOS status Modified vendor Apple source