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CVE-2026-43731· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apple

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.40% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: webkit2gtk3 (AlmaLinux:8) 2.52.5-1.el8_10; webkit2gtk3-devel (AlmaLinux:8) 2.52.5-1.el8_10; webkit2gtk3-jsc (AlmaLinux:8) 2.52.5-1.el8_10.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to webkit2gtk3 (AlmaLinux:8) 2.52.5-1.el8_10; webkit2gtk3-devel (AlmaLinux:8) 2.52.5-1.el8_10; webkit2gtk3-jsc (AlmaLinux:8) 2.52.5-1.el8_10 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 29, 2026
Updated
Aug 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 33th percentile

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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
applesafari
appleipados
appleiphone os
applemacos

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple ipadosbefore 26.5.2
  • apple iphone osbefore 26.5.2
  • apple macos26.0 and later · before 26.5.2
  • apple safaribefore 26.5.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apple). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS

    • before 18.7.10affected
    • before 26.5.2affected

  • Apple macOS

    • before 26.5.2affected

  • Apple Safari

    • before 26.5.2affected

  • Apple tvOS

    • before 26.6affected

  • Apple visionOS

    • before 26.6affected

  • Apple watchOS

    • before 26.6affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
AlmaLinux:8webkit2gtk3before 2.52.5-1.el8_102.52.5-1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8webkit2gtk3-develbefore 2.52.5-1.el8_102.52.5-1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8webkit2gtk3-jscbefore 2.52.5-1.el8_102.52.5-1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8webkit2gtk3-jsc-develbefore 2.52.5-1.el8_102.52.5-1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:9webkit2gtk3before 2.52.5-1.el9_82.52.5-1.el9_8
AlmaLinux:9webkit2gtk3-develbefore 2.52.5-1.el9_82.52.5-1.el9_8
AlmaLinux:9webkit2gtk3-jscbefore 2.52.5-1.el9_82.52.5-1.el9_8
AlmaLinux:9webkit2gtk3-jsc-develbefore 2.52.5-1.el9_82.52.5-1.el9_8
Debian:12webkit2gtkall versions—
Debian:12wpewebkitall versions—
Debian:13webkit2gtkbefore 2.52.5-1~deb13u12.52.5-1~deb13u1
Debian:14webkit2gtkbefore 2.52.5-12.52.5-1
Debian:14wpewebkitbefore 2.52.5-12.52.5-1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0webkit2gtk3before 2.52.5-160000.1.12.52.5-160000.1.1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0webkit2gtk3-soup2before 2.52.5-160000.1.12.52.5-160000.1.1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0webkit2gtk4before 2.52.5-160000.1.12.52.5-160000.1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3before 0:2.52.5-1.el8_100:2.52.5-1.el8_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-debuginfobefore 0:2.52.5-1.el8_100:2.52.5-1.el8_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-debugsourcebefore 0:2.52.5-1.el8_100:2.52.5-1.el8_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-develbefore 0:2.52.5-1.el8_100:2.52.5-1.el8_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfobefore 0:2.52.5-1.el8_100:2.52.5-1.el8_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-jscbefore 0:2.52.5-1.el8_100:2.52.5-1.el8_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfobefore 0:2.52.5-1.el8_100:2.52.5-1.el8_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamwebkit2gtk3-jsc-develbefore 0:2.52.5-1.el8_100:2.52.5-1.el8_10

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Same product

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
almalinux:webkit2gtk32.52.5-1.el9_8 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:webkit2gtk3-devel2.52.5-1.el9_8 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:webkit2gtk3-jsc2.52.5-1.el9_8 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel2.52.5-1.el9_8 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
debian:webkit2gtk2.52.5-1~deb13u1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)
debian:wpewebkit2.52.5-1 · Debian:14Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:webkit2gtk32.52.5-160000.1.1 · openSUSE:Leap 16.0Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:webkit2gtk3-soup22.52.5-160000.1.1 · openSUSE:Leap 16.0Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:webkit2gtk42.52.5-160000.1.1 · openSUSE:Leap 16.0Package registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk30:2.52.5-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-debuginfo0:2.52.5-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-debugsource0:2.52.5-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-devel0:2.52.5-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo0:2.52.5-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-jsc0:2.52.5-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo0:2.52.5-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel0:2.52.5-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo0:2.52.5-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:webkitgtk40:2.52.5-1.el7_9 · Red Hat:rhel_els:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:webkitgtk4-debuginfo0:2.52.5-1.el7_9 · Red Hat:rhel_els:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:webkitgtk4-devel0:2.52.5-1.el7_9 · Red Hat:rhel_els:7Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:webkit2gtk30:2.52.5-1.el9_8 · Rocky Linux:9Package registry (OSV)
suse:webkit2gtk32.52.5-160000.1.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0Package registry (OSV)
suse:webkit2gtk3-soup22.52.5-150600.12.71.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7Package registry (OSV)
suse:webkit2gtk42.52.5-160000.1.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2025-43529194 days apartA use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.KEV
    68This week
  • CVE-2023-43000236 days apartA use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.KEV
    66This week
  • CVE-2026-437150 days apartA use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-6478328 days apartA use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-42970444 days apartA use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-436990 days apartA use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
    26Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Root cause

After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-416 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

c
free(dev->buf);/* ... another thread is still running ... */process(dev->buf);

Fixed

c
lock(&dev->lock);free(dev->buf);dev->buf = NULL;unlock(&dev->lock);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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