CVE-2026-43716 Use after free in Safari

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause an unexpected Safari crash by processing maliciously crafted web content, affecting users of Apple browsers and operating systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-43716?

CVE-2026-43716 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 29 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

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.

Weakness: CWE-416, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43716?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Safari.

How do I fix CVE-2026-43716?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2026-43716 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43716 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43716, ECHO-8ecf-0ce1-43e4, GHSA-qr57-p9qq-f4x8, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43716.

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