---
id: "CVE-2026-112653"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112653"]
title: "Safari and Apple OSes: crafted web content can crash the browser process"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ios", "ipados", "macos", "other", "safari", "visionos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-on-fixed-version"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:58+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:23:55+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112653", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00"}]
---

# Safari and Apple OSes: crafted web content can crash the browser process

A use-after-free bug in Safari and several Apple operating systems can be triggered by maliciously crafted web content. The sources say it causes an unexpected process termination, which is a crash.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Safari or Apple OS version against the fixed versions listed in the sources (unknown if the sources do not give the exact check)

## Fix

- Update Safari to `27.2`
- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`
- Update macOS Golden Gate and visionOS to `27.2`

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112653

## From the sources

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 27.2, iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, visionOS 27.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process termination.

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