CVE-2026-65331: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2026-65331 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where processing maliciously crafted web content may cause Safari to crash unexpectedly. The issue has been addressed through improved state management and fixed in specific versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Tahoe. No CVSS score is available for this vulnerability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves Safari on Apple iOS and iPadOS platforms crashing unexpectedly when processing specially crafted web content. The root cause was related to state management within Safari. Apple fixed the issue in iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 by improving state management to prevent the crash condition.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause Safari to crash by delivering maliciously crafted web content, resulting in a denial of service condition for the user. There is no indication of code execution or data compromise from the provided information.
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 update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No other mitigation guidance is provided.
CVE-2026-65331: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2026-65331 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where processing maliciously crafted web content may cause Safari to crash unexpectedly. The issue has been addressed through improved state management and fixed in specific versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Tahoe. No CVSS score is available for this vulnerability.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves Safari on Apple iOS and iPadOS platforms crashing unexpectedly when processing specially crafted web content. The root cause was related to state management within Safari. Apple fixed the issue in iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 by improving state management to prevent the crash condition.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause Safari to crash by delivering maliciously crafted web content, resulting in a denial of service condition for the user. There is no indication of code execution or data compromise from the provided information.
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 update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No other mitigation guidance is provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T00:45:02.635Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a838034bf8831d5399e5e22
Added to database: 08/17/2026, 21:42:12 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 22:00:14 UTC
Last updated: 08/18/2026, 00:42:23 UTC
Views: 3
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