Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS prior 18.7.10/26.6.1/26.6.2 denial of service

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6.2$5k-$25k3.71

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-65331. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-65331 since 07/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/18/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 335968 (macOS 26.x < 26.6.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (148281)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 18.7.10, 26.6.1 or 26.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (335968). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 335968
Nessus Name: macOS 26.x < 26.6.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (148281)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS/macOS 18.7.10/26.6.1/26.6.2

Timelineinfo

07/22/2026 CVE reserved
08/17/2026 +26 days VulDB entry created
08/18/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
08/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-65331 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-65331
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-391490
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 08/18/2026 00:14
Updated: 08/18/2026 03:55
Changes: 08/18/2026 00:14 (54), 08/18/2026 03:55 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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