Vulnerability · Published Jun 29, 2026 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2026-43721
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect permission assignment 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 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. A malicious website may be able to silently hijack clipboard data.
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-2026-43721 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.52.5-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43721 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.52.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43721 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43721 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43721 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.52.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43721 |
| 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-2026-43721 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43721 |
| 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-2026-43721 |
| 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-2026-43721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43721 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N