Description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.3, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
Published: 2026-02-11
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unexpected Process Crash
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Processing maliciously crafted web content may trigger a buffer overflow (CWE‑120) or an out‑of‑bounds write (CWE‑770), which causes the browser or related processes to crash. The consequence is a denial of service where the affected application session terminates, potentially interrupting the user’s browser or web‑based experience. No information indicates that the flaw allows data disclosure, persistence, or privilege escalation; the impact is confined to the crashing process.

Affected Systems

Apple Safari, Apple iOS, Apple iPadOS, Apple macOS, and Apple visionOS are affected. The vulnerable releases include Safari 26.3, iOS 18.7.5 and 26.3, iPadOS 18.7.5 and 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, and visionOS 26.3.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.5 indicates moderate severity, and the EPSS score of less than 1% reflects a very low likelihood of exploitation as of the analysis time. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, it is inferred that an attacker would need to deliver malicious web content, typically through a compromised or malicious website, to trigger the crash by exploiting the browser’s processing engine.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 16, 2026 at 06:53 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS updates that contain the fix for CVE‑2026‑20608.
  • Configure enterprise web filtering or content blocking solutions to reduce the delivery of malicious web content until the patch is applied.
  • Restart affected devices after installing the updates to ensure the patched browser processes are restarted and the crash is fully mitigated.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 16, 2026 at 06:53 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4528-1 webkit2gtk security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6172-1 webkit2gtk security update
History

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, Safari 26.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash. This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.3, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
CPEs 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple safari
Apple visionos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple safari
Apple visionos

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, Safari 26.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
References

Subscriptions

Apple Ios And Ipados Ipados Iphone Os Macos Safari Visionos
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:24:49.877Z

Reserved: 2025-11-11T14:43:07.858Z

Link: CVE-2026-20608

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-13T16:19:44.676Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-02-11T23:16:04.407

Modified: 2026-04-02T19:21:09.113

Link: CVE-2026-20608

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-20608 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-16T07:00:10Z

Weaknesses