CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-28942

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.46%

37th percentile - higher than 37% of all known CVEs

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability was addressed with improved memory management in Safari. The issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5.

Risk Assessment

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash, potentially disrupting user operations and enabling further exploitation.

Recommendation

Immediately update Safari and Apple operating systems to the latest versions listed in the description to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. 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 Safari crash.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS