CVE-2026-28979 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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 process crash.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Vendors	Products

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127594
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127595
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127685

History

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-125 CWE-787
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Out-of-Bounds Access Leading to Crash in Safari and Apple Mobile/Desktop Platforms
Weaknesses		CWE-119

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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 process crash.
References		https://support.apple.com/en-us/127594 https://support.apple.com/en-us/127595 https://support.apple.com/en-us/127685

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2026-06-29T19:42:45.650Z

Updated: 2026-06-29T21:42:44.888Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.993Z

Link: CVE-2026-28979

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-29T21:42:41.306Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-29T21:30:03Z

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