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Apple Safari EUVDEUVD-2026-40199

| CVE-2026-43745 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2026-06-29 apple GHSA-jwf6-8r5m-99c4
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apple
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Host maliciously crafted webpage
  2. Delivery
    Deliver URL to victim via phishing or redirect
  3. Exploit
    Victim loads page in unpatched Safari
  4. Execution
    Web content processing triggers out-of-bounds write
  5. Impact
    Memory corruption causes Safari process crash

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, write limits
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a victim to actively navigate to an attacker-controlled URL using an unpatched version of Safari on iOS, iPadOS, or macOS Tahoe prior to 26.5.2. The CVSS UI:R metric confirms passive exploitation is not possible - the user must load the malicious page. No authentication is required on the attacker's side (PR:N), and no special Safari configuration or non-default settings are required; any default Safari installation on an affected platform is vulnerable when the user visits attacker-controlled content. Exploitation is limited by: (1) mandatory user interaction to visit the malicious URL; (2) impact is confined to crashing the Safari process with no confirmed code execution, data exfiltration, or privilege escalation; and (3) the unchanged scope (S:U) means the vulnerability does not cross process or privilege boundaries based on available data.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H correctly reflects network reachability with no authentication or complexity barriers, but requires active user interaction (UI:R) and produces only an availability impact - a Safari crash rather than code execution. The unchanged scope (S:U) and absence of confidentiality or integrity impact (C:N/I:N) confirm this is a denial-of-service class issue. No EPSS score was provided, precluding probabilistic exploitation assessment. There is no CISA KEV listing and no POC has been identified, meaning real-world risk at the time of analysis is lower than the broad install base alone might suggest. The primary concern is the ubiquity of Safari across Apple's ecosystem: a trivially triggered browser crash via a malicious link is a low-barrier disruption, particularly in enterprise iOS environments. Out-of-bounds writes of this class can sometimes be escalated to code execution through additional chaining, but no such escalation is evidenced in the available data - callers should not assume RCE without further vendor or researcher disclosure.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a webpage containing specially structured content - such as malformed JavaScript objects, crafted media, or malicious HTML - designed to trigger an out-of-bounds write in Safari's web content processing pipeline. A victim on an unpatched Apple device is sent or lured to the URL, and upon loading the page in Safari, the browser crashes due to memory corruption in the rendering engine. No public exploit code has been confirmed; exploitation is limited to causing a denial-of-service crash of the Safari process.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jun 29, 2026

Safari's web content processing engine on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Tahoe contains an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) that causes an unexpected crash when rendering maliciously crafted web content. All Safari versions prior to 26.5.2 - and the underlying WebKit engine shipping with iOS/iPadOS and macOS Tahoe prior to 26.5.2 - are affected. Apple has released patched versions across all three platforms; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, and available impact is limited to a denial-of-service crash with no confirmed code execution path.

RemediationAI

Update to Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, or macOS Tahoe 26.5.2, all of which Apple has released to address this vulnerability. Updates are available through Apple Software Update on macOS and via Settings > General > Software Update on iOS and iPadOS. Full advisory details are at https://support.apple.com/en-us/127594 (Safari), https://support.apple.com/en-us/127595 (iOS/iPadOS), and https://support.apple.com/en-us/127685 (macOS). As a compensating control prior to patching, users can restrict browsing to known-trusted sites and avoid following unsolicited links - this materially reduces exposure but limits browser utility and is not a substitute for patching. On iOS and iPadOS, Safari cannot be replaced as the underlying WebKit engine, making the OS-level update the only structural fix for that platform.

Affected VersionsENISA

iOS and iPadOS 0 <26.5.2
macOS 0 <26.5.2
Safari 0 <26.5.2

Affected Packages

euvd ios_and_ipados fix: 26.5.2
euvd macos fix: 26.5.2
euvd safari fix: 26.5.2

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 3 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-787 (Out-of-Bounds Write) describes a class of memory-safety flaw where a write operation targets a memory address outside the allocated buffer's boundaries, leading to heap or stack corruption. In Safari's context, this vulnerability resides in the web content processing pipeline - most likely WebKit, Apple's open-source browser engine used across all Apple platforms. Crafted HTML, JavaScript, CSS, or media content can trigger the bounds violation during parsing or rendering. CPE strings (cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:apple:ios_and_ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) confirm the flaw spans Safari as a standalone application on macOS and as the mandatory browser engine embedded in iOS and iPadOS. Apple's advisory credits improved input validation as the fix mechanism, consistent with a parser-level bounds check being absent or insufficient in the affected code path.

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Severity by source

Vendor (apple) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network delivery with no privileges needed, but UI:R is correct since victim must visit the page; crash-only outcome sets C:N/I:N and A:H with unchanged scope.

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
SUSE HIGH
Red Hat 6.5 MEDIUM

Primary rating from Vendor (apple).

CVSS VectorVendor: apple

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
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

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. 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 Safari crash.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
default browser and WebKit engine across all Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS devices
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor CIRCL VulDB

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.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

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Vendor StatusVendor

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Severity: Important
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