CVE-2026-28857 | Apple Safari/iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS up to 26.3 Web memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS up to 26.3 and classified as critical . Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Handler . Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-28857 . The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
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✦ AI Summary· Claude Sonnet
VDB-352959 · CVE-2026-28857 · GCVE-0-2026-28857
APPLE SAFARI/IOS/IPADOS/MACOS/VISIONOS UP TO 26.3 WEB MEMORY CORRUPTION
HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI
CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
4.1 $25k-$100k 0.57+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS up to 26.3. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-28857. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS up to 26.3. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Web Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.4, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, visionOS 26.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-28857 since 03/03/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/25/2026).
Upgrading to version 26.4 eliminates this vulnerability.
Productinfo
Type
Web Browser
Vendor
Apple
Name
iOS
iPadOS
macOS
Safari
visionOS
Version
26.0
26.1
26.2
26.3
License
commercial
Website
Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari/iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS 26.4
Timelineinfo
03/03/2026 CVE reserved
03/25/2026 +22 days Advisory disclosed
03/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Vendor: apple.com
Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-28857 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-352959
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entryinfo
Created: 03/25/2026 07:52
Changes: 03/25/2026 07:52 (57)
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Cache ID: 99:F63:101
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