CVE-2026-65338: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash in Apple Safari
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.6.1, iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, visionOS 27. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a flaw in Safari's memory handling that can be triggered by processing specially crafted web content, leading to an unexpected crash of the browser. The issue affects multiple Apple platforms including Safari on iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, and visionOS. Apple fixed the vulnerability in Safari 26.6.1, iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, and visionOS 27 by improving memory management to prevent the crash condition.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to an availability disruption where Safari may crash unexpectedly when processing malicious web content. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity compromise. The CVSS score of 4.3 reflects a medium severity denial-of-service type impact with no privileges required and user interaction needed.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and users should update to Safari 26.6.1 or later, and the corresponding patched versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, and visionOS as listed. Applying these official updates will remediate the vulnerability.
CVE-2026-65338: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash in Apple Safari
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.6.1, iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, visionOS 27. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Apple
Safari
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
Apple
macOS
Apple
visionOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a flaw in Safari's memory handling that can be triggered by processing specially crafted web content, leading to an unexpected crash of the browser. The issue affects multiple Apple platforms including Safari on iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, and visionOS. Apple fixed the vulnerability in Safari 26.6.1, iOS 18.7.10, iPadOS 18.7.10, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, and visionOS 27 by improving memory management to prevent the crash condition.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to an availability disruption where Safari may crash unexpectedly when processing malicious web content. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity compromise. The CVSS score of 4.3 reflects a medium severity denial-of-service type impact with no privileges required and user interaction needed.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and users should update to Safari 26.6.1 or later, and the corresponding patched versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, and visionOS as listed. Applying these official updates will remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T00:45:26.179Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a838036bf8831d5399e5e7d
Added to database: 08/17/2026, 21:42:14 UTC
Last enriched: 09/19/2026, 00:52:31 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:05 UTC
Views: 49
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