Impact
The vulnerability involves a memory corruption flaw triggered by maliciously crafted web content that can lead to a process crash. Apple has implemented improved memory handling to mitigate the issue, but devices running unpatched versions remain at risk. Because the crash results in a denial of service, it disrupts user sessions and overall system stability.
Affected Systems
Apple devices running older releases of Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS before the patched versions Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5 are affected. Updating to these patched OS releases and Safari removes the crash risk.
Risk and Exploitability
The CVSS score is 7.5, the EPSS score is < 1%, and the vulnerability is not listed in the KEV catalog. The attack likely involves delivering maliciously crafted web content that exploits the memory handling flaw to trigger a crash. Because the vulnerability can be triggered by crafted content, it poses a high reason for concern yet the EPSS indicates a low probability of exploitation.
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