CVE-2026-64788

Received Received - Intake

Memory Corruption in iOS and iPadOS

Publication date: 2026-08-17

Last updated on: 2026-08-17

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-08-17

Last Modified

2026-08-17

Generated

2026-08-18

AI Q&A

2026-08-18

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-64788

EUVD

EUVD-2026-60501

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	to 26.6.1 (inc)
apple	ipados	to 26.6.1 (inc)
apple	macos_tahoe	to 26.6.2 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves memory corruption that can occur when processing maliciously crafted web content. It was addressed by improving memory handling in specific Apple operating systems.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is addressed by updating to specific versions of iOS, iPadOS, or macOS Tahoe. Detection involves checking your current system versions against the patched releases: iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, or macOS Tahoe 26.6.2. Use system update commands like 'softwareupdate --list' on macOS or 'Settings > General > Software Update' on iOS/iPadOS to verify.

Impact Analysis

Processing malicious web content could lead to memory corruption, potentially causing crashes or arbitrary code execution on affected devices running vulnerable versions of iOS, iPadOS, or macOS Tahoe.

Compliance Impact

The provided CVE data does not specify any direct impact on compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA. The vulnerability involves memory corruption from maliciously crafted web content, which could potentially lead to unauthorized data access or execution. However, no explicit details are given about compliance implications.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected systems to the latest versions: iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, or macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 to address the memory corruption issue.

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