---
id: "CVE-2026-113901"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113901"]
title: "Safari and Apple OS: use-after-free crash from malicious web content"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "other", "safari", "visionos"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:07+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:22:02+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113901", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"}]
---

# Safari and Apple OS: use-after-free crash from malicious web content

A use-after-free memory bug in Safari and several Apple operating systems can be triggered by maliciously crafted web content. The sources say it can crash the browser process, and they do not describe 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, and the OS version under Apple menu > About This Mac or Settings > General > About.
- unknown

## Fix

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

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113901

## From the sources

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 27.2, 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 crash.

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