CVE-2026-20608 (GCVE-0-2026-20608)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-11 22:58 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:24
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Summary
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.3, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple Safari Affected: 0 , < 26.3 (custom)
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Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: 0 , < 18.7.5 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26.3 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 26.3 (custom)
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Apple visionOS Affected: 0 , < 26.3 (custom)
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