Use after free in Apple Safari
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. A malicious web extension may be able to cause an unexpected process crash.
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 26.5.2 | 26.5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 26.5.2 | 26.5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 26.5.2 | 26.5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | tvOS | before 26.6 | 26.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | visionOS | before 26.6 | 26.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | watchOS | before 26.6 | 26.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Safari VendorApple Affected before 26.5.2 Fixed in 26.5.2 Patch available CNA
- iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 26.5.2 Fixed in 26.5.2 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 26.5.2 Fixed in 26.5.2 Patch available CNA
- tvOS VendorApple Affected before 26.6 Fixed in 26.6 Patch available CNA
- visionOS VendorApple Affected before 26.6 Fixed in 26.6 Patch available CNA
- watchOS VendorApple Affected before 26.6 Fixed in 26.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 26.5.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 26.5.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 26.5.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 26.5.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.5.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.5.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.5.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.5.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Safari (Apple) Fixed in 26.5.2
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 26.5.2
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 26.5.2
- Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 26.6
- Fix · CNA visionOS (Apple) Fixed in 26.6
- Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 26.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple watchOS 26.6
34 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 30 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-28748 Improper input validation in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-31807 Use after free in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-31823 Use after free in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 40
- Release ·
Apple visionOS 26.6
32 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 28 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-28748 Improper input validation in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-31807 Use after free in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-31823 Use after free in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 40
Show 3 more groups
- Release ·
Apple tvOS 26.6
32 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 28 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-28748 Improper input validation in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-31807 Use after free in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-31823 Use after free in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 40
- Release ·
Apple Safari, macOS 26.5.2
31 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 28 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-31807 Use after free in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-31823 Use after free in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-31797 Type confusion in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 40
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 26.5.2
12 records Highest priority Priority LOW 12 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-31808 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority LOW 30
- TI-2026-31799 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority LOW 30
- TI-2026-31831 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority LOW 29
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43704
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9xg4-m7cw-j39m
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-2026-43704 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43704 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9xg4-m7cw-j39m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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