CVE-2026-64779: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2026-64779 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that can cause Safari to crash when processing maliciously crafted web content. The issue has been addressed with improved locking mechanisms and fixed in iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a memory corruption flaw in Safari on Apple iOS and iPadOS devices. When Safari processes specially crafted web content, it may trigger an unexpected crash due to this flaw. Apple has fixed the issue by improving locking mechanisms in the affected components. The fix is included in iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2.
Potential Impact
An attacker could cause Safari to crash unexpectedly by delivering malicious web content. This results in a denial of service condition for the user browsing with Safari. There is no indication from the provided data that this vulnerability leads to code execution or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed 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 information embedded in the description.
CVE-2026-64779: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2026-64779 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that can cause Safari to crash when processing maliciously crafted web content. The issue has been addressed with improved locking mechanisms and fixed 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
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a memory corruption flaw in Safari on Apple iOS and iPadOS devices. When Safari processes specially crafted web content, it may trigger an unexpected crash due to this flaw. Apple has fixed the issue by improving locking mechanisms in the affected components. The fix is included in iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2.
Potential Impact
An attacker could cause Safari to crash unexpectedly by delivering malicious web content. This results in a denial of service condition for the user browsing with Safari. There is no indication from the provided data that this vulnerability leads to code execution or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed 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 information embedded in the description.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T18:10:53.025Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a838032bf8831d5399e4785
Added to database: 08/17/2026, 21:42:10 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 22:16:17 UTC
Last updated: 08/18/2026, 02:41:00 UTC
Views: 2
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