Browser crash via inadequate WebKit locking
Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Memory corruption in WebKit in Apple products allows attackers to crash Safari by processing maliciously crafted web content. A WebKit concurrency flaw accesses memory without adequate locking, allowing concurrent operations to corrupt process memory. Successful exploitation requires interaction with crafted web content and terminates Safari, with no reported data exposure or code execution.
Summary
What happened
Memory corruption in WebKit in Apple products allows attackers to crash Safari by processing maliciously crafted web content. A WebKit concurrency flaw accesses memory without adequate locking, allowing concurrent operations to corrupt process memory. Successful exploitation requires interaction with crafted web content and terminates Safari, with no reported data exposure or code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-64782
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- CWE-362, T1499.004, T1203
- 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 <18.7.10
- Affected versionversion=0 <26.6.1
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