---
id: CVE-2026-65331
title: This issue was addressed through improved state management
summary: >-
  This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is
  fixed in Safari 26.6.1, iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS
  26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, visionOS 27. Processing maliciously crafted web
  content m…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-703
  - CWE-120
vendor: apple
product: safari
affected:
  - safari < 26.6.1
  - ipados < 18.7.10
  - 'ipados >= 26.0, < 26.6.1'
  - iphone_os < 18.7.10
  - 'iphone_os >= 26.0, < 26.6.1'
  - 'macos >= 26.0, < 26.6.2'
patched:
  - safari 26.6.1
  - ipados 26.6.1
  - iphone_os 26.6.1
  - macos 26.6.2
published: '2026-08-17'
updated: '2026-09-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-14T21:17:17.190'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65331'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/148281'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/148282'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/148286'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/148287'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-65331.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-65331'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2524575'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65331'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65331'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69098'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - score-dispute
epss: 0.00473
epssPercentile: 0.39945
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-08-18T12:54:37.312059Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.468Z'
scores:
  nvd: 4.3
  vendor: 8.8
---

## Overview

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.6.1, iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, visionOS 27. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

## Affected

- `safari < 26.6.1`
- `ipados < 18.7.10`
- `ipados >= 26.0, < 26.6.1`
- `iphone_os < 18.7.10`
- `iphone_os >= 26.0, < 26.6.1`
- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.6.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `safari 26.6.1`
- `ipados 26.6.1`
- `iphone_os 26.6.1`
- `macos 26.6.2`

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:69098** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · released 2026-09-21 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69098)
- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · updated 2026-09-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-65331.json)