CVE-2026-28947: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2026-28947 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Safari on Apple iOS and iPadOS that could cause the browser to crash when processing maliciously crafted web content. The issue has been addressed by Apple with improved memory management and fixed in iOS 26. 5 and iPadOS 26. 5, along with other Apple operating systems. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerability could lead to unexpected application crashes but no further impact details are provided.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free bug in Safari on Apple iOS and iPadOS platforms. When Safari processes specially crafted web content, it may trigger a memory management error resulting in an unexpected crash. Apple has fixed this issue in version 26.5 of iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS by improving memory management. No CVSS score is assigned, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
The primary impact is an unexpected crash of Safari when processing malicious web content. There is no information on further exploitation such as code execution or data leakage. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-28947: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2026-28947 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Safari on Apple iOS and iPadOS that could cause the browser to crash when processing maliciously crafted web content. The issue has been addressed by Apple with improved memory management and fixed in iOS 26. 5 and iPadOS 26. 5, along with other Apple operating systems. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerability could lead to unexpected application crashes but no further impact details are provided.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free bug in Safari on Apple iOS and iPadOS platforms. When Safari processes specially crafted web content, it may trigger a memory management error resulting in an unexpected crash. Apple has fixed this issue in version 26.5 of iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS by improving memory management. No CVSS score is assigned, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
The primary impact is an unexpected crash of Safari when processing malicious web content. There is no information on further exploitation such as code execution or data leakage. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.990Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a028759cbff5d86108b644e
Added to database: 5/12/2026, 1:50:17 AM
Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 2:00:46 AM
Last updated: 5/12/2026, 3:49:44 AM
Views: 2
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