Use-After-Free in Safari via Malicious Web Content

Publication date: 2026-05-11

Last updated on: 2026-06-30

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

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Published

2026-05-11

Last Modified

2026-06-30

Generated

2026-07-11

AI Q&A

2026-05-12

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-10

NVD

CVE-2026-28942

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	26.5
apple	ipad_os	26.5
apple	macos_tahoe	26.5
apple	tv_os	26.5
apple	vision_os	26.5
apple	watch_os	26.5

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a use-after-free issue related to memory management in Apple operating systems. It occurs when Safari processes maliciously crafted web content, which can cause an unexpected crash of the Safari browser.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that processing specially crafted web content can cause Safari to crash unexpectedly. This may disrupt normal browsing activities and could potentially be exploited to affect system stability.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your Apple devices to the fixed versions: iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, or watchOS 26.5.

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