---
id: "CVE-2026-86985"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-86985"]
title: "Safari and Apple OSes: crafted web content crashes the browser process"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ios", "ipados", "macos", "other", "safari", "tvos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-updated"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:37+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:55:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:56:32+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86985", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:55:22+00:00"}]
---

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

Maliciously crafted web content can make Safari's process crash, as Apple describes it. The sources report a denial-of-service effect only, with no code execution or data access stated.

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

## How to check

- Check the device's OS version in Settings > General > About; the fix is in Safari 27.2, iOS/iPadOS 26.7.2 and 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, and tvOS 27.2.

## Fix

- Update Safari to `27.2` on macOS and iOS/iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2` as applicable, and tvOS to `27.2`.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:55:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86985

## From the sources

This issue was addressed with improved input validation. 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, tvOS 27.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

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