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Apple Safari EUVDEUVD-2026-60481

| CVE-2026-65332 MEDIUM
Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CWE-703)
2026-08-17 apple GHSA-qm7r-2h56-xqm9
4.3
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 malicious webpage on attacker-controlled server
  2. Delivery
    Deliver link via phishing or malvertising
  3. Exploit
    Victim clicks link and Safari loads content
  4. Execution
    WebKit state management flaw triggers unhandled exception
  5. Impact
    Safari process crashes unexpectedly

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Exception handling framework
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to actively open or load maliciously crafted web content in Safari, confirmed by CVSS UI:R. No special device configuration, enabled feature flag, or non-default setting is required - all default Safari installations on unpatched iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Tahoe versions in scope are susceptible. What limits exploitation: the outcome is strictly a Safari process crash with no code execution, data disclosure, or persistence; the mandatory user interaction step (UI:R) means passive drive-by delivery without a click does not trigger the flaw; and the EPSS score of 0.14% (4th percentile) confirms very low observed exploitation probability. Remote unauthenticated delivery is possible (PR:N, AV:N) once the user interaction condition is satisfied.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 Medium accurately characterizes a constrained-impact flaw: network delivery is possible (AV:N, AC:L, PR:N), but user interaction is mandatory (UI:R), the scope is unchanged, and the sole impact is a low-severity application crash (A:L) with no confidentiality or integrity compromise. An EPSS of 0.14% at the 4th percentile is fully consistent with this assessment, indicating that exploitation is extremely unlikely to be observed in practice. There is no CISA KEV listing and no reported POC, so even a mid-sized municipal IT team in gliwice managing a fleet of Apple devices can treat this as a routine monthly patch cycle rather than an emergency response. The CVSS vector, EPSS signal, and absence of KEV data are mutually reinforcing and present no conflicting indicators; the primary reason to patch promptly is ubiquity of the affected platform, not severity of the vulnerability.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a webpage embedding specially constructed web content designed to induce a state fault in Safari's rendering engine, then distributes the link via phishing email, malicious advertisement, or a compromised legitimate site. A victim on an unpatched Apple device clicks the link and Safari crashes - with no data loss or persistence - requiring the user to reopen the browser. No authentication or special device state is required on the victim's side beyond simply visiting the page.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Safari on Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS crashes when processing maliciously crafted web content due to a state management deficiency, constituting a network-delivered denial-of-service condition with no data exposure. Affected platforms span iOS and iPadOS below 18.7.10 (legacy branch) and 26.6.1 (iOS 26 branch), and macOS Tahoe below 26.6.2, all now patched by Apple. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified; EPSS sits at 0.14% (4th percentile), confirming very low real-world exploitation probability.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patches are available: update iOS and iPadOS to 18.7.10 (legacy branch) or 26.6.1 (iOS 26 branch), and update macOS Tahoe to 26.6.2, all via Apple Software Update or Settings > General > Software Update. Apple's release advisories are at https://support.apple.com/en-us/148281, https://support.apple.com/en-us/148282, and https://support.apple.com/en-us/148287. No practical compensating control short of disabling web browsing is feasible; since the impact is limited to a Safari crash with no data disclosure or code execution, organizations unable to patch immediately should deprioritize this behind higher-severity items while scheduling the update within their normal patch window.

Affected VersionsENISA

iOS and iPadOS 0 <18.7.10
iOS and iPadOS 0 <26.6.1
macOS 0 <26.6.2

Affected Packages

euvd ios_and_ipados fix: 18.7.10, 26.6.1
euvd macos fix: 26.6.2

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 2 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-703 (Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions), where Safari's web content rendering engine - almost certainly within the WebKit rendering layer common to all Apple platforms - fails to properly track or recover internal state when encountering specially constructed input, causing an unhandled exceptional condition that terminates the process. Apple describes the fix as 'improved state management,' consistent with a logic-level deficiency in parsing or layout rather than a memory corruption issue, which explains the absence of confidentiality or integrity impact in the CVSS vector. Affected products per CPE data are cpe:2.3:a:apple:ios_and_ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (all versions below 18.7.10 on the legacy branch and below 26.6.1 on the iOS 26 branch) and cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (all macOS Tahoe versions below 26.6.2).

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Severity by source

Vendor (apple) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network delivery requires mandatory user interaction to load malicious content; sole impact is a browser crash with no confidentiality or integrity loss, justifying A:L only.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE MEDIUM
Red Hat 8.8 HIGH

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
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Aug 18, 2026 - 14:22 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Aug 17, 2026 - 22:03 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 17, 2026 - 21:29 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 17, 2026 - 21:29 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
default browser on hundreds of millions of Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices worldwide
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor 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 0.1%
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

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Affected
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 Affected
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