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CVE-2026-28942 Apple CVE debrief

CVE-2026-28942 is a use-after-free issue addressed by Apple in various products, including Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on May 11, 2026, and the CVE record was last modified on June 30, 2026. The issue was fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 6.5, indicating a medium severity level. The vulnerability is related to CWE-416.

Vendor
Apple
Product
Safari
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-05-11
Original CVE updated
2026-07-15
Advisory published
2026-05-11
Advisory updated
2026-07-15

Who should care

This vulnerability affects users of Apple products, including Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. Users who have not updated to the latest versions of these products may be vulnerable to exploitation. It is recommended that users update to the latest versions to mitigate this vulnerability.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is a use-after-free issue, which occurs when a program attempts to access memory that has already been freed. This can lead to unexpected behavior, including crashes and potentially malicious code execution. The issue was addressed with improved memory management in the affected products. The CVSS vector for this vulnerability is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating that the vulnerability can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity and no privileges required.

Defensive priority

Medium priority should be given to patching this vulnerability, as it has a medium severity level and can be exploited over the network. Users should update to the latest versions of the affected products as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update Safari to version 26.5 or later
  • Update iOS to version 26.5 or later
  • Update iPadOS to version 26.5 or later
  • Update macOS to version 26.5 or later
  • Update tvOS to version 26.5 or later
  • Update visionOS to version 26.5 or later
  • Update watchOS to version 26.5 or later

Evidence notes

The CVE record for this vulnerability was publicly disclosed on May 11, 2026, and was last modified on June 30, 2026. The vulnerability was addressed by Apple in various products, including Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 6.5, indicating a medium severity level.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-28942 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28942

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-28942 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28942

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.