CVE-2026-65331
Received Received - Intake

Unexpected Safari Crash in iOS and macOS Tahoe

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-65331, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-08-17

Last updated on: 2026-08-17

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

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Published
2026-08-17
Last Modified
2026-08-17
Generated
2026-08-18
AI Q&A
2026-08-18
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
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Affected Vendors & Products

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apple ios 18.7.10
apple ipados 18.7.10
apple ios 26.6.1
apple ipados 26.6.1
apple macos_tahoe 26.6.2

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CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves Safari crashing unexpectedly when processing malicious web content. It was fixed in recent updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Tahoe by improving state management.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is related to maliciously crafted web content causing unexpected Safari crashes. Detection primarily involves checking for crashes in Safari or related web browsing components after processing web content. Monitor system logs for Safari-related crash reports or unexpected terminations.

Impact Analysis

The main impact is Safari crashes when visiting malicious websites, which could disrupt browsing sessions. No data loss or code execution is mentioned, so the risk is limited to service disruption.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected Apple devices to the latest versions: iOS 18.7.10 or later, iPadOS 18.7.10 or later, iOS 26.6.1 or later, iPadOS 26.6.1 or later, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 or later. This addresses the vulnerability by improving state management and preventing unexpected Safari crashes from maliciously crafted web content.

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