Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS up to 18.7.8/26.4 Web denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 18.7.8/26.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Web Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-28953. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 18.7.8/26.4. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Web Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-28953 since 03/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/02/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 318334 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-28953), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.7.9 or 26.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (318334) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1543). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple Safari

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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ADP CISA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 318334
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-28953

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS 18.7.9/26.5

Timelineinfo

03/03/2026 CVE reserved
05/12/2026 +69 days Advisory disclosed
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/02/2026 +51 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-28953 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28953
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-362819
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1543 - Apple Safari: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2026 04:12
Updated: 07/02/2026 22:59
Changes: 05/12/2026 04:12 (57), 05/16/2026 13:22 (7), 06/03/2026 15:14 (2), 07/02/2026 22:59 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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