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Apple Safari EUVDEUVD-2026-40217

| CVE-2026-43720 MEDIUM
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-06-29 apple GHSA-wvfc-f72q-gqc3
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 web content requires active user visit (UI:R); crash is availability-only with no confidentiality or integrity impact confirmed.

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 - 22:41 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 - 19:43 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5
CVE Published
Jun 29, 2026 - 19:43 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

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 Safari crash.

AnalysisAI

Use-after-free memory corruption in Safari's web content rendering engine causes a denial-of-service crash on Apple platforms running Safari, iOS/iPadOS, and macOS Tahoe prior to version 26.5.2. An attacker who can lure a victim to visit a maliciously crafted webpage can reliably crash the Safari browser, with no code execution or data exfiltration indicated by the available CVSS impact scores (C:N/I:N). …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Host maliciously crafted webpage
Delivery
Lure victim to visit URL via phishing or ad injection
Exploit
Safari loads and parses crafted web content
Execution
Use-after-free triggered in WebKit rendering engine
Impact
Safari crashes (denial of service)

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to actively visit or be redirected to a page hosting maliciously crafted web content in an unpatched Safari browser (UI:R). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) accurately reflects a remotely triggerable browser crash requiring only a single user interaction - visiting a malicious page. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker registers or compromises a website and embeds specially crafted web content - such as malformed HTML, JavaScript, or media assets - designed to trigger the use-after-free condition in Safari's rendering engine. A victim browsing to that page with an unpatched Safari version experiences an abrupt browser crash. …
Remediation Apply vendor-released patches immediately: update to Safari 26.5.2, iOS and iPadOS 26.5.2, or macOS Tahoe 26.5.2 as applicable. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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