CVE-2026-28946: Buffer Overflow

Published May 11, 2026
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Updated

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

Other sources

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

— MITRE

Accelerate. An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Accounts. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AirDrop. A reachable assertion was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

APFS. A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Credit

Cantina, Luke Francis, Vaagn Vardanian, kwak kiyong / kakaogames, Vitaly Simonovich, Adel Bouachraoui, greenbynox, Do Young Park, Artem Dinaburg(Trail of Bits via Anthropic CVD), Yuhao Hu, Yuanming Lai, Chenggang Wu, Zhe Wang, Idan Masas(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), DARKNAVY@@DarkNavyOrg(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Anonymous(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Daniel Rhea, Luka Rački, wac(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Kookhwan Lee(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Mateusz Krzywicki (iVerify.io), Maher Azzouzi, Tristan Madani@@TristanInSec(Talence Security), Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Aisle offensive security research team (Joshua Rogers(Calif), Luigino Camastra(Calif), Igor Morgenstern(Calif), (Calif), Guido Vranken)(Calif), Maher Azzouzi(Calif), Ngan Nguyen(Calif), an anonymous researcher, dr3dd, Gia Bui@@yabeow(Calif), w0wbox, Milad Nasr, Nicholas Carlini with Claude, Anthropic, Khiem Tran, lebr0nli(National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University), Security, Systems Lab, Kenneth Hsu(Palo Alto Networks), Jérôme DJOUDER, Seiji Sakurai@@HeapSmasher, Asaf Cohen, Arash Ale Ebrahim(SCy), Dave G., Vamshi Paili, Tony Gorez for Reverse Society@@tonygo_, CVE-2026-1837, impost0r (ret2plt), Nicholas Soh, David Ige(Beryllium Security), Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Arni Hardarson, Niels Hofmans(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-14017, CVE-2025-14819, Alex Radocea, Kun Peeks@@SwayZGl1tZyyy, Aswin Kumar Gokula Kannan, Gandalf4a(PKU), Anton Pakhunov, Suresh Sundaram, Jiri Ha, wdszzml, Atuin Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine, Johnny Franks@@0xjohnny, Google Threat Analysis Group, Mihalis Haatainen, Ari Hawking, Ashish Kunwar, Richard Zana, Dhiyanesh Selvaraj@@redroot97, Somair Ansar, beist, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, popku1337(STAR Labs SG Pte), Billy Jheng Bing Jhong(STAR Labs SG Pte), Pan Zhenpeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Robert Tran, Aswin kumar Gokulakannan, Calif.io in collaboration with Claude, Anthropic Research, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Iru), Ryan Hileman via Xint Code (xint.io), Chris Betz(Talence Security), Ruslan Dautov, Prathamesh Walunj@@attahasa, Atul R V, Omar Cerrito, Ricardo Prado, Ian van der Wurff (ian.nl), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Dan Raviv, Ilya Sc. Jowell A., Peter Malone, Doron Assness, Surya Kushwaha(Supernetworks), Robert Tran(Supernetworks), Peter Malone(Supernetworks), Dave G.(Supernetworks), Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Andy Koo@@andykoo(Hexens), Amy (amys.website), YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), David Ige - Beryllium Security, Wang Yu, Brendon Tiszka(Google Project Zero)

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Tahoe<26.5
26.5
Apple macOS>=26.0<26.5
Apple Safari<26.5
26.5

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26.5
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Safari to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26.5
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Tahoe to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26.5

Event History

May 11, 2026
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:08 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:08 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:10 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 13, 2026
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-28946?

CVE-2026-28946 has been classified with a notable severity due to its potential to cause unexpected crashes in Safari.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-28946?

To remediate CVE-2026-28946, users should update to Safari version 26.5 or macOS Tahoe version 26.5.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2026-28946?

CVE-2026-28946 affects Safari versions prior to 26.5 and macOS Tahoe versions prior to 26.5.

4

What are the consequences of CVE-2026-28946?

CVE-2026-28946 could lead to crashes when processing maliciously crafted web content in Safari.

5

Is CVE-2026-28946 still exploitable after the fix?

No, after updating to the latest version, CVE-2026-28946 is no longer exploitable.

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