CVE-2026-28971: A malicious iframe may use another website’s download settings in Apple Safari
The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5. A malicious iframe may use another website’s download settings.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Apple Safari involves a malicious iframe potentially using another website’s download settings due to insufficient UI handling. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-28971 with a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity). It affects Safari versions prior to 26.5 on multiple Apple platforms. Apple fixed the issue by improving UI handling in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, and visionOS 26.5. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to confidentiality, specifically the potential exposure of download settings from another website via a malicious iframe. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and unchanged scope.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Safari 26.5 and corresponding OS updates (iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5). Users and administrators should update affected Apple platforms to these versions to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-28971: A malicious iframe may use another website’s download settings in Apple Safari
Description
The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5. A malicious iframe may use another website’s download settings.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Apple Safari involves a malicious iframe potentially using another website’s download settings due to insufficient UI handling. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-28971 with a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity). It affects Safari versions prior to 26.5 on multiple Apple platforms. Apple fixed the issue by improving UI handling in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, and visionOS 26.5. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to confidentiality, specifically the potential exposure of download settings from another website via a malicious iframe. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and unchanged scope.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Safari 26.5 and corresponding OS updates (iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5). Users and administrators should update affected Apple platforms to these versions to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.992Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a02875ccbff5d86108b6575
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 01:50:20 UTC
Last enriched: 05/19/2026, 09:31:19 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 74
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