CVE-2026-43794: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Apple iOS and iPadOS that can be triggered by processing maliciously crafted web content. This issue has been addressed with improved memory handling in specific versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Tahoe. The vulnerability may lead to memory corruption if exploited. Fixes are available in iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-43794 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS caused by processing maliciously crafted web content. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved memory handling in the security updates iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2. No CVSS score is provided, and no information about exploitation in the wild is available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to memory corruption on affected devices, potentially resulting in application crashes or other unintended behavior. The exact impact beyond memory corruption is not detailed in the available information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-43794: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Apple iOS and iPadOS that can be triggered by processing maliciously crafted web content. This issue has been addressed with improved memory handling in specific versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Tahoe. The vulnerability may lead to memory corruption if exploited. Fixes are available in iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-43794 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS caused by processing maliciously crafted web content. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved memory handling in the security updates iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2. No CVSS score is provided, and no information about exploitation in the wild is available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to memory corruption on affected devices, potentially resulting in application crashes or other unintended behavior. The exact impact beyond memory corruption is not detailed in the available information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-01T22:46:27.820Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a838032bf8831d5399e4766
Added to database: 08/17/2026, 21:42:10 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 22:16:57 UTC
Last updated: 08/18/2026, 02:41:00 UTC
Views: 5
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