CVE-2026-43731 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Apple WebKit that affects Safari and multiple Apple operating systems. The flaw occurs during processing of maliciously crafted web content and was addressed through improved memory management. Successful triggering of the stale object access can lead to memory corruption in the targeted process. Apple indicates the issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, and watchOS 26.6.
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A WebKit vulnerability where processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.
A use-after-free vulnerability in Apple macOS Tahoe that could allow denial-of-service on affected systems.
A use-after-free vulnerability in web content processing that could lead to memory corruption.
A Safari use-after-free memory corruption vulnerability that can be triggered by processing maliciously crafted web content.
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