cve-2026-28901

MEDIUM CVSS 4.3 nvd
Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Timeline
Published
2026-05-11
Last Modified
2026-10-26
CVSS Details
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
Affected Products
  • apple ipados
  • apple iphone_os
  • apple macos
  • apple tvos
  • apple visionos
  • apple watchos
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-119 CWE-120
CVSS metrics
Version Base Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Source
3.1 4.3 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 2.8 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2.8 5.9 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
CPE configurations
OR
CPE Version range Vulnerable
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 26.5 yes
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 26.5 yes
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* >= 26.0, < 26.5 yes
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 26.5 yes
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 26.5 yes
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 26.5 yes
NVD metadata
NVD status
Modified
Source identifier
product-security@apple.com
References
Linked Vulnerabilities
cpuoct2026csaf csaf_oracle
alas2-2026-3381 amazon_linux
elsa-2026-25918 oracle_linux
elsa-2026-25927 oracle_linux 

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