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Apple WebKit CVE-2026-43709

| EUVDEUVD-2026-40195 MEDIUM
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-06-29 apple GHSA-c3mv-5qhf-r357
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apple
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Vendor (apple) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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6.5 MEDIUM

Network-delivered via malicious web page (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R); impact confirmed as crash-only with no confidentiality or integrity consequence (C:N/I:N/A:H).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: apple

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Jun 29, 2026 - 22:36 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jun 29, 2026 - 22:22 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Jun 29, 2026 - 22:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Jun 29, 2026 - 19:42 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Jun 29, 2026 - 19:42 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

AnalysisAI

Use-after-free memory corruption in Apple's WebKit engine causes unexpected process crashes when processing maliciously crafted web content. Affected platforms include Safari, iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe - all versions prior to 26.5.2. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Host maliciously crafted web page
Delivery
Deliver link via phishing or malvertising
Exploit
Victim opens page in WebKit-based browser
Execution
WebKit processes crafted content triggering use-after-free
Persist
Freed memory accessed causing memory corruption
Impact
Browser process crashes unexpectedly

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The victim must actively visit or be redirected to a maliciously crafted web page, satisfying the UI:R (required user interaction) condition in the CVSS vector. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H yields a 6.5 (Medium), driven by network-reachable delivery and high availability impact against an unauthenticated victim who visits a malicious page. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts a web page containing malicious HTML, JavaScript, or media content specifically designed to trigger the use-after-free in WebKit's content processing pipeline. A victim is directed to the page - via phishing link, malicious advertisement, or compromised site - and upon WebKit rendering the page, the freed memory is accessed, causing an unexpected crash of the Safari or browser process. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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