Vulnerability · Published Jun 29, 2026 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2026-43716
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity use-after-free in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.52.5-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:42088 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.52.5-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:42062 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.52.5-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:42088 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.52.5-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:42062 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.52.5-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:42088 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.52.5-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:42062 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.52.5-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:42088 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.52.5-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:42062 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43716 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.52.5-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43716 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.52.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43716 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43716 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43716 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.52.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43716 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.52.5-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:42088 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.52.5-1.el9_8 | RLSA-2026:42062 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43716 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43716 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43716 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.52.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | USN-8703-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.52.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43716 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.52.6-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 | USN-8703-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.52.6-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43716 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43716 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H