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CVE-2026-28971: Apple Safari · Clickjacking

Affects Apple SafariSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium : upgrade to 26.5 when convenient.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 26.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Safari and iOS and iPadOS and macOS and visionOS to 26.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AppleSafariAffected
  • <26.5
Fixed in
  • 26.5
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <26.5
Fixed in
  • 26.5
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <26.5
Fixed in
  • 26.5
ApplevisionOSAffected
  • <26.5
Fixed in
  • 26.5

AI-suggested

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.

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.

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