Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Safari and Apple Operating Systems
CVE-2026-112651

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple
Status
Safari
iOS And iPad OS
Mac OS
Visionos
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-112651?

A vulnerability has been identified in Safari and various Apple operating systems due to a use-after-free issue, which has been addressed with enhanced memory management techniques. Malicious web content processed by affected systems may exploit this vulnerability, resulting in potential arbitrary code execution. This issue impacts multiple versions of Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS, necessitating timely updates to mitigate associated risks.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 26.7.2

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 27.2

macOS 0 < 27.2

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149227
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149230
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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