CVE-2026-28984: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash in Apple Safari
CVE-2026-28984 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple Safari where processing maliciously crafted web content may cause an unexpected browser crash. The issue was addressed by Apple with improved memory handling and fixed in Safari 26.5 and corresponding OS versions including iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves Safari improperly handling certain maliciously crafted web content, leading to an unexpected crash of the browser. The root cause relates to memory handling issues, as indicated by the associated CWEs (CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer, and CWE-416: Use After Free). Apple fixed the issue by improving memory handling in Safari 26.5 and related OS versions.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a denial of service by triggering an unexpected crash of Safari through crafted web content. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact, only availability is affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this issue in Safari 26.5 and related OS versions (iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5). Users and administrators should update to these versions to remediate the vulnerability.
CVE-2026-28984: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash in Apple Safari
Description
CVE-2026-28984 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple Safari where processing maliciously crafted web content may cause an unexpected browser crash. The issue was addressed by Apple with improved memory handling and fixed in Safari 26.5 and corresponding OS versions including iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Apple
Safari
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
Apple
macOS
Apple
tvOS
Apple
visionOS
Apple
watchOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves Safari improperly handling certain maliciously crafted web content, leading to an unexpected crash of the browser. The root cause relates to memory handling issues, as indicated by the associated CWEs (CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer, and CWE-416: Use After Free). Apple fixed the issue by improving memory handling in Safari 26.5 and related OS versions.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a denial of service by triggering an unexpected crash of Safari through crafted web content. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact, only availability is affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this issue in Safari 26.5 and related OS versions (iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5). Users and administrators should update to these versions to remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.993Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a838032bf8831d5399e4760
Added to database: 08/17/2026, 21:42:10 UTC
Last enriched: 09/12/2026, 00:32:44 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:03 UTC
Views: 41
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