About the security content of watchOS 26.6
This document describes the security content of watchOS 26.6.
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watchOS 26.6
Released July 27, 2026
Accounts Framework
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to fingerprint the user
Description: This issue was addressed with improved data protection.
CVE-2026-64733: Rosyna Keller of Totally Not Malicious Software (paradisefacade.com)
App Store
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-43801: Rahul Raj
Apple Neural Engine
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2026-28928: Dun
Audio
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-64725: Seonung Park, ALTV!ST (altvi.st/)
AuthKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to fingerprint the user
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2026-43730: David Strnadel
AVEVideoEncoder
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation.
CVE-2026-64747: Franco Belman at Blackwing Intelligence
CloudAttestation
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A maliciously crafted app may be able to bypass code signing enforcement
Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.
CVE-2026-43813: Anton Pakhunov
Contacts
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to add contacts without user authorization
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2026-64746: Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf) of Lupus Nova, Daniel Febrero
Contacts
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted contact may leak sensitive data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-64734: Daniel Williams
CoreAudio
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may corrupt process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-43673: Anonymous working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative
CoreAudio
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing an audio stream in a maliciously crafted media file may terminate the process
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-43744: Mathis Mansière, an anonymous researcher
CoreAudio
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-43803: Rahul Raj
CoreMedia
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-43711: James Duffy (@0x4A616D657344)
CoreMedia
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-43759: 이재영, Rajdip Dey Sarkar, Arni Hardarson (Neonix Security)
curl
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Authentication credentials may be sent to a server on another origin
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2026-3784
CVE-2026-3783
Data Detectors UI
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-43758: HvxyZLF
Foundation
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access protected user data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.
CVE-2026-43714: an anonymous researcher
FrontBoard
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed by using HTTPS when sending information over the network.
CVE-2026-64742: Huỳnh Tấn Ngàn
Game Center
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved data protection.
CVE-2026-43796: Ilya Andr (andrd3v) of Positive Technologies, Stanislav Jelezoglo
Heimdal
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-64692: Redon Gashi
ImageIO
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted texture may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2026-43780: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of TrendAI Zero Day Initiative
ImageIO
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-64716: Arni Hardarson, Jonathan Alush-Aben, Peter Malone
ImageIO
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2026-64758: 진규정 (Gyujeong Jin, @G1uN4sh)
ImageIO
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-64754: PETOWORKS의 Bugeun Choi (@Bugeun), Rahul Raj
ImageIO
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-64693: Geonha Lee (@leegn4a)
IOGPUFamily
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.
CVE-2026-43743: Lyutoon, Dun
IOKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.
CVE-2026-43805: 이재영
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2026-43778: f0r of MurphySec, Feng Xue and XGPT of ThreatBook, Mahmoud Abdelmoniem, an anonymous researcher, Wang Yu, Lyutoon, Hiroki Imai (LAC Co., Ltd.), DARKNAVY (@DarkNavyOrg), Fábio Luís @scanpt, Nicolas Rabrenovic
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to disclose kernel memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-64709: Pasquale Scola, Billy Jheng Bing Jhong and Pan Zhenpeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd.
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to bypass network filters
Description: An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-64735: Gor Aleksanyan
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-43739: impost0r (ret2plt), Ruslan Dautov, Aleksandr Tarasikov, jay, Dhiyanesh Selvaraj (@redroot97), Vinay Kumar Rasala (Xplo8E) from Appknox, Lyutoon, DongJun Kim (smlijun) with UIUC, Hwiwon Lee (hwiwonl) with UIUC, Jongseong Kim (nevul37) with UIUC, Younggi Park (grill66) with UIUC, Peter Malone, an anonymous researcher, Hari Shanmugam (The Hxr1), Billy Jheng Bing Jhong and Pan Zhenpeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd., Marco Grassi, Dun, Daniele Castronovo, Michal Kosiorek
CVE-2026-43816: Josh Maine of Calif.io, Ruslan Dautov, 재영 정, @rootxran (Rao Ali Nawaz), Chanwit Muenprakoddee (ChemIndy), an anonymous researcher, Ye Zhang (@VAR10CK) of Baidu Security, Franco Belman at Blackwing Intelligence, Christian Figueroa, Johnny Franks (@zeroxjf), Ashmit Sharma & Atul RV, Peter Malone, Muhamad Syaiful, Muneeb Amin Bhat, Dhiyanesh Selvaraj (@redroot97), Ali Marzouq, Bountyy Oy - Mihalis Haatainen, Huy Nguyen (@34306) of Calif.io
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2026-43822: Eddy Tsalolikhin, Michal Kosiorek
CVE-2026-64729: Josh Maine of Calif.io, beist, Adam Doupé of ASU SEFCOM, Dun, Billy Jheng Bing Jhong and Pan Zhenpeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd., Johnny Franks (@zeroxjf)
CVE-2026-43814: Somair Ansar, Huy Nguyen (@34306) of Calif.io
CVE-2026-64700: Asjid Kalam (@odinshell)
CVE-2026-43799: Billy Jheng Bing Jhong and Pan Zhenpeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd.
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Connecting to a malicious NFS server may lead to kernel memory corruption
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-28931: Redon Gashi, Abhijeet Singh (linkedin.com/in/abhiunix/), Peter Malone, Omar Cerrito
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-43817: Huy Nguyen (@34306) of Calif.io
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.
CVE-2026-43724: impost0r (ret2plt), Hyunwoo Kim (@v4bel)
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2026-43769: Billy Jheng Bing Jhong and Pan Zhenpeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd.
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-43810: Billy Jheng Bing Jhong and Pan Zhenpeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd.
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-64775: Ryan Hileman via Xint Code (xint.io)
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: This issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2026-39868: Vladislav Shevchenko (Positive Technologies), Ye Zhang (@VAR10CK) of Baidu Security, Billy Jheng Bing Jhong and Pan Zhenpeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd.
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.
CVE-2026-64720: an anonymous researcher, Asjid Kalam (@odinshell), Jian Zhou and Ye Zhang
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2026-64751: N.M.Praveen Nawarathne (@zblockrat)
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2026-64721: Lukas Gerlach
libc
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2026-28973: an anonymous researcher
Libnotify
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-64739: Feng Xue and XGPT of ThreatBook, Dun
libxslt
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2026-43706: Tristan Madani (@TristanInSec) from Talence Security
libxslt
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-43703: Tristan Madani (@TristanInSec) from Talence Security
Managed Configuration
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-64743: Daniel Febrero
mDNSResponder
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-64724: Daisuke Hatakeyama (@SYZD Research)
MediaRemote
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2026-43723: Richard Zana, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg of Nosebeard Labs
MobileAccessoryUpdater
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A malicious accessory may be able to cause unexpected app termination
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-43807: Tristan Madani (@TristanInSec) from Talence Security
Sandbox Profiles
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to read a persistent device identifier
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2026-64741: 彦辰
SceneKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2026-64766: stratan (@5tratan)
CVE-2026-64765: stratan (@5tratan)
SceneKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-64764: stratan (@5tratan)
SceneKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2026-64763: stratan (@5tratan)
Siri
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2026-43800: Stanislav Jelezoglo
Web Extensions
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A malicious web extension may be able to cause an unexpected process crash
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 314642
CVE-2026-43704: dr3dd
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure of process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 308046
CVE-2026-43740: Arni Hardarson, Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon)
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 313357
CVE-2026-43735: Gurpreet Shergill, Merrick Hare, Drinor Selmanaj (Sentry), Khai Tran, John Lussier, Rhyru9, Kwak Kiyong, Song Nuri
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Websites may know if the user has visited a given link
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 316827
CVE-2026-64713: Kwak Kiyong, Song Nuri
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 313693
CVE-2026-43734: Jonathan Alush-Aben
WebKit Bugzilla: 313857
CVE-2026-43726: stratan (@5tratan) of Almamater Technologies, Josef Korbel (Citadelo), Tristan Madani (@TristanInSec) from Talence Security, Gia Bui (@yabeow) from Calif.io, Narendra Singh (@_3P1C)
WebKit Bugzilla: 314398
CVE-2026-43709
WebKit Bugzilla: 315161
CVE-2026-43742: Юлия Мерцалова
WebKit Bugzilla: 317227
CVE-2026-43699: Tommy DeVoss from Braze Security Team (@thedawgyg)
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing
Description: The issue was addressed with improved UI.
WebKit Bugzilla: 311660
CVE-2026-64730: Kagami Rosylight of Mozilla
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
WebKit Bugzilla: 313085
CVE-2026-43732: Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An app may be able to read files outside of its sandbox
Description: An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
WebKit Bugzilla: 314867
CVE-2026-43821: Brian Carpenter
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 314115
CVE-2026-43731: dr3dd
WebKit Bugzilla: 313577
CVE-2026-43715: Milad Nasr and Nicholas Carlini with Claude, Anthropic
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 313691
CVE-2026-43727: Tommy DeVoss from Braze Security Team (@thedawgyg), Gia Bui (@yabeow) from Calif.io, Gurpreet Shergill
WebKit Bugzilla: 313521
CVE-2026-64783: 杉山 壮太, lattice, Behzad Najjarpour Jabbari (@_G4ru_), Junyeong Lee, Mooth.ai, OGINOME Tomohito, Using GLM From Z.AI, Gia Bui (@yabeow) from Calif.io
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A malicious website may be able to process restricted web content outside the sandbox
Description: The issue was addressed with improved input validation.
WebKit Bugzilla: 312832
CVE-2026-43725: Luke Francis
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 312781
CVE-2026-43663: stratan (@5tratan) of Almamater Technologies, Soyeon Park, Amy Burnett, Khai Tran, sherkito, Kota Toda, HexRabbit (@h3xr4bb1t) and NiNi (@terrynini38514) of DEVCORE Research Team, Using GLM From Z.AI, Tristan Madani (@TristanInSec) from Talence Security, Brian Carpenter
WebKit Bugzilla: 313528
CVE-2026-39872: Utkarsh Pal, Ignacio Sanmillan (@ulexec)
WebKit Bugzilla: 314235
CVE-2026-43712: Kwak Kiyong, Song nuri, Tristan Madani (@TristanInSec) from Talence Security
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Maliciously crafted web content may violate iframe sandboxing policy
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.
WebKit Bugzilla: 313220
CVE-2026-64728: an anonymous researcher
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
WebKit Bugzilla: 317231
CVE-2026-43676: Mateusz Krzywicki (iVerify.io), dr3dd, Tommy DeVoss from Braze Security Team (@thedawgyg)
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 315082
CVE-2026-64757: Milad Nasr and Nicholas Carlini with Claude, Anthropic
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Visiting a website may leak sensitive data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
WebKit Bugzilla: 314806
CVE-2026-43713: Jody Ritonga
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin
Description: The issue was addressed with improved input validation.
WebKit Bugzilla: 315306
CVE-2026-43708: Behzad Najjarpour Jabbari (@_G4ru_)
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 315951
CVE-2026-43707: stratan (@5tratan) of Almamater Technologies, OpenAI Codex Security - Amy Burnett
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 314528
CVE-2026-43705: dr3dd
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A malicious website may be able to process restricted web content outside the sandbox
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 315004
CVE-2026-43701: Aaron Grattafiori - NVIDIA AI Red Team
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.
WebKit Bugzilla: 315365
CVE-2026-43745: OpenAI Codex Security - Amy Burnett, Khai Tran
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information
Description: A cross-origin issue was addressed with improved tracking of security origins.
WebKit Bugzilla: 315368
CVE-2026-43700: Vitaly Simonovich, Christian Meurer Xavier
WebKit Canvas
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 313175
CVE-2026-43720: Gia Bui (@yabeow) from Calif.io, Josef Korbel
WebKit Bugzilla: 313935
CVE-2026-64718: OGINOME Tomohito, an anonymous researcher
WebKit Storage
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: A malicious website may be able to silently hijack clipboard data
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 313478
CVE-2026-43721: Idan Masas
WebRTC
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
WebKit Bugzilla: 317324
CVE-2026-28979
WebRTC
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
Description: A stack overflow was addressed with improved input validation.
WebKit Bugzilla: 313350
CVE-2026-43718: Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)
WebRTC
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 313351
CVE-2026-43717: Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)
WebRTC
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
WebKit Bugzilla: 319404
CVE-2026-64719: Shaheen Fazim
Wi-Fi
Available for: Apple Watch Series 6 and later
Impact: An attacker in physical proximity may be able to corrupt process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-64726: Mathis Mansière, Peter Malone
Additional recognition
CoreMedia
We would like to acknowledge yaohway for their assistance.
Heimdal
We would like to acknowledge Surya Narayan Kushwaha for their assistance.
Kernel
We would like to acknowledge Billy Jheng Bing Jhong and Pan Zhenpeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd., James Duffy ( @0x4A616D657344 ), Tristan Rousseau, Vladislav Shevchenko (Positive Technologies), YingMuo (@YingMuo) of DEVCORE Research Team for their assistance.
libxslt
We would like to acknowledge Kubilay Berk Alkan for their assistance.
Security
We would like to acknowledge John Lussier, Oleh Konko of 1seal (1seal.org), alick for their assistance.
WebKit
We would like to acknowledge Gurpreet Shergill, Henock Habte, Jaya Surya Kommireddy, Jaya surya Kommireddy, Lukas Knittel (@kunte_ctf) of Ruhr-University Bochum, Nikos Fanourakis of Technical University of Crete, Sotiris Ioannidis of Technical University of Crete, Panagiotis Ilia of Cyprus University of Technology, and Kostas Drakonakis of Technical University of Crete, Souta Sugiyama, Tony Gorez (@tonygo_) for Reverse Society, Vitaly Simonovich, Youngjoon Kim of Team-Atlanta & sslab at Georgia Tech, s3zer0 for their assistance.
WebKit Storage
We would like to acknowledge Gurpreet Shergill, Luke Francis, Milad Nasr and Nicholas Carlini with Claude, Anthropic, Oleh Konko of 1seal (1seal.org), Vitaly Simonovich for their assistance.
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