Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
-
AccessVictim visits malicious website
-
DeliveryWebKit loads crafted content
-
ExploitValidation flaw bypasses CSP enforcement
-
ExecutionMalicious script executes unrestricted
-
ImpactSensitive data exfiltrated to attacker server
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Protection mechanism completeness
|
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the victim to process web content using the vulnerable WebKit engine, which occurs when browsing websites in Safari, viewing web content in third-party iOS apps using WebView/WKWebView, or interacting with any web-rendered content on affected Apple platforms. The target website must implement Content Security Policy headers-sites without CSP are unaffected since there is no security policy to bypass. No special WebKit features, non-default browser configurations, or specific user interactions (beyond page load) are required. The attack works against default Apple device configurations running vulnerable OS versions. Network connectivity is required (AV:N) but no VPN, proxy, or specific network topology. Exploitation is NOT limited by: authentication requirements (PR:N means unauthenticated), attack complexity barriers (AC:L means straightforward exploitation), or mandatory user interaction (UI:N means automatic upon content processing). |
| Impact | The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates remote exploitation requiring no authentication or user interaction, suggesting broad attack surface. However, the CVSS score of 7.5 reflects only confidentiality impact (C:H) with no integrity or availability impact (I:N/A:N), meaning attackers can read data but not modify systems or cause denial of service. The EPSS score of 0.03% (10th percentile) suggests security researchers have not observed widespread exploitation attempts despite the accessible attack surface. Absence from CISA KEV confirms no known active exploitation in federal enterprise environments. The real-world risk centers on specific deployment scenarios where CSP is the primary defense against data exfiltration from web applications. Organizations relying on CSP to protect sensitive web applications should prioritize patching. General users face lower immediate risk since exploitation requires visiting malicious websites and only bypasses one security layer (CSP), not broader platform protections. The scope metric (S:U) confirms no privilege escalation beyond the WebKit sandbox. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts a malicious website or compromises a legitimate site to serve crafted HTML/JavaScript content. When a victim using an unpatched Apple device visits the page via Safari or an in-app WebView, the malicious content exploits the validation flaw to bypass the site's Content Security Policy. With CSP protections circumvented, the attacker's code exfiltrates sensitive data normally protected by CSP restrictions-such as authentication tokens, form data, or cross-origin information-to attacker-controlled servers. The attack requires no user interaction beyond visiting the malicious page. No publicly available proof-of-concept code identified at time of analysis. |
Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.
Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – May 12, 2026
Content Security Policy bypass in Apple WebKit allows remote attackers to access sensitive information via maliciously crafted web content. Affects all major Apple platforms (iOS/iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS) prior to their respective 26.5 releases (iOS/iPadOS also fixed in 18.7.9). Vendor-released patches available across all platforms. EPSS score of 0.03% (10th percentile) indicates low observed exploitation probability despite network-accessible attack vector requiring no authentication or user interaction. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Apply vendor-released patches immediately: upgrade iOS and iPadOS devices to version 18.7.9 or 26.5 (depending on device compatibility), macOS systems to Tahoe 26.5, Apple TV devices to tvOS 26.5, Vision Pro headsets to visionOS 26.5, and Apple Watch devices to watchOS 26.5. Updates available through standard Apple software update mechanisms (Settings > General > Software Update on iOS/iPadOS, System Settings > General > Software Update on macOS). Organizations managing Apple devices via MDM should deploy these updates through established patch management workflows. No workaround mitigates the CSP bypass without patching; however, defense-in-depth strategies reduce risk: implement server-side input validation and output encoding independent of CSP, deploy Web Application Firewalls to detect and block malicious payloads, restrict user access to untrusted websites via DNS filtering or proxy controls, and monitor web traffic for anomalous data exfiltration patterns. These compensating controls add detection/prevention layers but do not eliminate the vulnerability. Detailed security content descriptions available in Apple security advisories HT127110-HT127120.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 5 packages in euvd
Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.
Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability affects WebKit, Apple's browser engine powering Safari and web views across all Apple platforms. The flaw involves CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure), specifically a validation weakness in WebKit's Content Security Policy (CSP) enforcement logic. CSP is a critical browser security mechanism that restricts which resources a webpage can load, preventing cross-site scripting and data injection attacks. The validation issue allows attackers to craft web content that bypasses CSP restrictions, undermining a fundamental web security control. CPE data confirms impact across Apple's entire ecosystem: iOS/iPadOS (mobile devices and tablets), macOS (desktop/laptop), tvOS (Apple TV), visionOS (Vision Pro headset), and watchOS (Apple Watch).
Know when Tvos gets its next vulnerability
- Watch products and get an email when something new is published
- Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
- Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources
No credit card · 7-day full trial
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from Vendor (apple).
CVSS VectorVendor: apple
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2026-43660 is a high-severity Content Security Policy bypass in Apple WebKit affecting all major Apple platforms that could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to access sensitive information through malicious web content. While the vulnerability carries a high CVSS score (7.5), the extremely low EPSS percentile (0.03%) and absence of public exploits suggest limited real-world exploitation risk at present, but patch deployment remains critical given the broad platform reach across iPhone, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro, and watch devices.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not possible for specific devices, restrict WebKit-based browsing (Safari, Mail, in-app browsers) until patches can be deployed, or implement network-level content filtering to block potentially malicious websites. However, these are interim measures only-patch deployment is strongly recommended.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.
What every action level means
SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Heap buffer overflow in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.114 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authenticati
The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in the kernel in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49G, and 6.x before 2016-02-01
WebKit memory corruption in Safari 18.6 and multiple Apple platforms allows remote code execution when processing malici
WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack comp
Apple kernel lock state checking flaw allows a malicious application to cause unexpected changes in memory shared betwee
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authenticati
Apple kernel memory corruption in multiple operating systems allows a malicious application to cause unexpected system t
Out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) in QtWebEngine before 6.10.1-r2 on Alpine Linux, and in other Chromium-based engines such
WebKit arbitrary code execution via use-after-free memory corruption affects Safari 26.2, iOS/iPadOS 18.7.3 through 26.2
On Broadcom BCM4355C0 Wi-Fi chips 9.44.78.27.0.1.56 and other chips, an attacker can craft a malformed RRM neighbor repo
Same weakness CWE-693 – Protection Mechanism Failure
View allSame technique Information Disclosure
View allVendor StatusVendor
SUSE
Severity: High| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | Fixed |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | Fixed |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | Fixed |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | Fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | Fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | Fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | Fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | Fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | Fixed |
EUVD-2026-29305
GHSA-xcxj-2mhj-x95h
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
VulDB
Exploit-DB