Browser crash via WebKit Storage race
Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Memory corruption in WebKit Storage in Apple Safari before 26.6.1 and macOS before 26.6.2 allows remote attackers to crash Safari via crafted web content. Apple attributes the flaw to WebKit Storage and states that improved locking fixed it, while CISA-ADP maps the issue to CWE-362, indicating improper synchronization around shared storage state that can corrupt memory during concurrent access. Reachability requires attacker-controlled web content to be rendered in a WebKit browser context, and the public record describes an unexpected Safari crash rather than code execution, data disclosure, or privilege gain.
Summary
What happened
Memory corruption in WebKit Storage in Apple Safari before 26.6.1 and macOS before 26.6.2 allows remote attackers to crash Safari via crafted web content. Apple attributes the flaw to WebKit Storage and states that improved locking fixed it, while CISA-ADP maps the issue to CWE-362, indicating improper synchronization around shared storage state that can corrupt memory during concurrent access. Reachability requires attacker-controlled web content to be rendered in a WebKit browser context, and the public record describes an unexpected Safari crash rather than code execution, data disclosure, or privilege gain.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-64779
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- Safari
- Classifications
- CWE-362
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <26.6.1
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