CVE-2026-65351

Received Received - Intake

Safari crash from malicious web content in iOS and macOS

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 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

2026-08-17

Generated

2026-08-18

AI Q&A

2026-08-18

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-65351

EUVD

EUVD-2026-60508

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	26.6.1
apple	ipados	26.6.1
apple	macos_tahoe	26.6.2

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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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.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is specific to Apple software and involves maliciously crafted web content causing Safari crashes. Detection requires checking installed versions of iOS, iPadOS, or macOS Tahoe against the patched versions (iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2). Use system update commands like 'softwareupdate --list' on macOS or check Settings > General > Software Update on iOS/iPadOS.

Impact Analysis

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

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, but no data exposure or privacy implications are mentioned.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected systems to iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, or macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 or later to address the vulnerability.

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