---
id: "CVE-2026-112693"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112693"]
title: "Safari: use-after-free lets crafted web content crash the browser"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "other", "safari", "visionos"]
not_affected_if: ["not-apple-platform"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:04+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:23:21+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112693", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"}]
---

# Safari: use-after-free lets crafted web content crash the browser

A use-after-free memory bug in Safari and related Apple OS releases can be triggered by maliciously crafted web content. The sources say it leads to an unexpected Safari crash, not code execution.

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

## How to check

- Check the Safari version under Safari > About Safari, or on iOS and iPadOS under Settings > General > About
- Compare the installed OS against the fixed releases listed in the sources

## Fix

- Update Safari and the OS to `Safari 27.2`, `iOS 26.7.2`, `iPadOS 26.7.2`, `iOS 27.2`, `iPadOS 27.2`, `macOS Golden Gate 27.2` or `visionOS 27.2` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112693

## 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 Safari crash.

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