CVE-2026-20608
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Use-After-Free in Apple Safari and OS Web Components Causes Process Crash

Publication date: 2026-02-11

Last updated on: 2026-04-02

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.3, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
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Published
2026-02-11
Last Modified
2026-04-02
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-02-12
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-20608
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 7 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
apple macos to 26.3 (exc)
apple visionos to 26.3 (exc)
apple ipados to 18.7.5 (exc)
apple ipados From 26.0 (inc) to 26.3 (exc)
apple iphone_os to 18.7.5 (exc)
apple iphone_os From 26.0 (inc) to 26.3 (exc)
apple safari to 26.3 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-770 The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves improper state management when processing maliciously crafted web content. It can cause an unexpected process crash on affected Apple operating systems and Safari browser versions.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that processing specially crafted web content may cause an unexpected crash of the affected process, potentially disrupting normal device or application operation.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your Apple devices and software to the fixed versions: macOS Tahoe 26.3, iOS 18.7.5, iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, and Safari 26.3.

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