CVE-2026-65340

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Unexpected Safari Crash in iOS and macOS Tahoe

Publication date: 2026-08-17

Last updated on: 2026-08-18

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.6.1, 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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Meta Information

Published

2026-08-17

Last Modified

2026-08-18

Generated

2026-09-07

AI Q&A

2026-08-18

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-05

NVD

CVE-2026-65340

EUVD

EUVD-2026-60503

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ipados	to 18.7.10 (exc)
apple	ipados	From 26.0 (inc) to 26.6.1 (exc)
apple	iphone_os	to 18.7.10 (exc)
apple	iphone_os	From 26.0 (inc) to 26.6.1 (exc)
apple	macos	From 26.0 (inc) to 26.6.2 (exc)
apple	safari	to 26.6.1 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-20	The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
CWE-703	The product does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the product.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves a flaw in state management that could be exploited by processing maliciously crafted web content. This may cause an unexpected crash in Safari, the web browser.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is addressed in specific Apple software updates. Detection involves checking installed versions of iOS, iPadOS, or macOS Tahoe against the patched versions listed in the advisory.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could lead to Safari crashing when processing malicious web content. This may disrupt browsing sessions but does not appear to allow code execution or data theft.

Compliance Impact

The provided CVE data does not specify any direct impact on compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA. The vulnerability involves unexpected Safari crashes due to maliciously crafted web content, which may affect system stability but lacks explicit compliance implications.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected systems 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. Avoid processing untrusted web content until updates are applied.

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