Safari Crash on iOS 18.7.10 Fixed: Improved Memory Handling
CVE-2026-28984 Published on August 17, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, 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 Safari crash.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-28984 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Types

What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?

The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

CVE-2026-28984 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2026-28984 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-28984

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Affected Versions

Apple Safari: Apple iOS and iPadOS: Apple macOS: Apple tvOS: Apple visionOS: Apple watchOS: