About the security content of Safari 26.2

This document describes the security content of Safari 26.2.

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Safari 26.2

Safari

Available for: macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia

Impact: On a Mac with Lockdown Mode enabled, web content opened via a file URL may be able to use Web APIs that should be restricted

Description: This issue was addressed with improved URL validation.

CVE-2025-43526: Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg of Nosebeard Labs

Safari Downloads

Available for: macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia

Impact: A download's origin may be incorrectly associated

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-2024-8906: @retsew0x01

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks.

CVE-2025-46282: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash

Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling.

CVE-2025-43541: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia

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.

CVE-2025-43536: Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2025-43535: Google Big Sleep, Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2025-43501: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

CVE-2025-43531: Phil Pizlo of Epic Games

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-14174 was also issued in response to this report.

Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

CVE-2025-43529: Google Threat Analysis Group

WebKit

Available for: macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-43529 was also issued in response to this report.

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.

CVE-2025-14174: Apple and Google Threat Analysis Group

WebKit Web Inspector

Available for: macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia

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.

CVE-2025-43511: 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha of BoB 14th)

Additional recognition

Safari

We would like to acknowledge Mochammad Nosa Shandy Prastyo for their assistance.

WebKit

We would like to acknowledge Geva Nurgandi Syahputra (gevakun) for their assistance.