CVE-2026-20644
Modified Modified - Updated After Analysis

Memory Handling Flaw in Apple OS and Safari Causes Process Crash

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-20644, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-02-11

Last updated on: 2026-06-30

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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
2026-06-30
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-02-12
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
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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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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-119 The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
CWE-120 The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.
CWE-787 The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves improper memory handling when processing maliciously crafted web content. It can cause an unexpected process crash in affected Apple operating systems and Safari.

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 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, or Safari 26.3.

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to unexpected process crashes, so applying these updates will improve memory handling and prevent exploitation.

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