CVE-2026-28979

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127594	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127595	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127685	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128068
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128069
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128070
https://support.apple.com/en-us/148287

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-29 20:17

Updated : 2026-08-17 22:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-28979

Mitre link : CVE-2026-28979

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-28979

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipados
safari
macos

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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