CVE-2026-43721
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Clipboard Data Hijacking in Safari and iOS

Publication date: 2026-06-29

Last updated on: 2026-06-29

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. A malicious website may be able to silently hijack clipboard data.

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Published
2026-06-29
Last Modified
2026-06-29
Generated
2026-06-30
AI Q&A
2026-06-29
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CVE-2026-43721

Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
apple safari 26.5.2
apple ios 26.5.2
apple ipad_os 26.5.2
apple macos_tahoe 26.5.2

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CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves a security issue where a malicious website can silently hijack clipboard data from a user's device. The problem was related to improper state management in the affected software.

It has been addressed and fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2 through improved state management.

Impact Analysis

A malicious website exploiting this vulnerability could silently access and hijack clipboard data without the user's knowledge or consent.

This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information that the user has copied to their clipboard.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your Apple Safari, iOS, iPadOS, or macOS Tahoe systems to version 26.5.2 or later, where the issue has been fixed through improved state management.

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