Protection mechanism failure in Apple Safari
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
A Content Security Policy bypass was addressed with improved enforcement in AudioWorklet contexts. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass Content Security Policy.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | Safari | before 26.5 | 26.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 18.7.9; before 26.5 | 18.7.9, 26.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 26.5 | 26.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Safari VendorApple Affected before 26.5 Fixed in 26.5 Patch available CNA
- iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18.7.9; before 26.5 Fixed in 18.7.9, 26.5 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 26.5 Fixed in 26.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 26.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.7.9; 26.0 to before 26.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.7.9; 26.0 to before 26.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 26.0 to before 26.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.7.9; 26.0 to before 26.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.7.9; 26.0 to before 26.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 26.0 to before 26.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Safari (Apple) Fixed in 26.5
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.7.9, 26.5
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 26.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.7.9, 26.5
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-46563 NULL pointer dereference in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43670
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxrm-hjf3-m3rr
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-43670 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43670 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fxrm-hjf3-m3rr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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