CVE-2026-28901: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash in Apple Safari
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-28901 is a vulnerability in Apple Safari and WebKitGTK+ where processing maliciously crafted web content can lead to an unexpected process crash due to improper memory handling (CWE-119, CWE-120). The issue has been fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, and WebKitGTK+ 2.52.4. Red Hat has issued security advisories and patches for WebKitGTK+ in their RHEL 7 Extended Life Cycle Support to address this vulnerability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3, indicating medium severity, with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impact limited to availability (process crash). There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause the Safari or WebKitGTK+ process to crash unexpectedly, resulting in denial of service for the affected application. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported. No known active exploits have been observed.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and has been released by Apple in Safari 26.5 and related OS versions, and by Red Hat in WebKitGTK+ version 2.52.4 for RHEL 7 Extended Life Cycle Support. Users and administrators should apply these official updates to remediate the vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by vendor advisories. No additional mitigation actions are specified beyond applying the updates.
CVE-2026-28901: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash in Apple Safari
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-28901 is a vulnerability in Apple Safari and WebKitGTK+ where processing maliciously crafted web content can lead to an unexpected process crash due to improper memory handling (CWE-119, CWE-120). The issue has been fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, and WebKitGTK+ 2.52.4. Red Hat has issued security advisories and patches for WebKitGTK+ in their RHEL 7 Extended Life Cycle Support to address this vulnerability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3, indicating medium severity, with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impact limited to availability (process crash). There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause the Safari or WebKitGTK+ process to crash unexpectedly, resulting in denial of service for the affected application. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported. No known active exploits have been observed.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and has been released by Apple in Safari 26.5 and related OS versions, and by Red Hat in WebKitGTK+ version 2.52.4 for RHEL 7 Extended Life Cycle Support. Users and administrators should apply these official updates to remediate the vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by vendor advisories. No additional mitigation actions are specified beyond applying the updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.983Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
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Threat ID: 6a02874fcbff5d86108b5612
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 01:50:07 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 08:47:15 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 76
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