---
id: "CVE-2026-112673"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112673"]
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: ["patched-os-versions"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:23:40+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112673", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00"}]
---

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

A type confusion flaw in Safari and several Apple operating systems lets maliciously crafted web content terminate a process unexpectedly. The sources describe a crash, not code execution or data theft.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Safari or OS version in Settings > General > About (or `sw_vers` on macOS) against the fixed versions listed in the sources.

## Fix

- Update Safari to `27.2` and iOS/iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`, macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`, visionOS to `27.2`, per Apple's notice.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112673

## From the sources

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. 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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