Use After Free in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2026-65343
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.003
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions 0
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions 0
- Apple tvOS
- Apple Visionos
- Apple watchOS
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/148281 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/148282 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149036
- support.apple.com/en-us/149037
- support.apple.com/en-us/149038
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-65343?
- CVE-2026-65343 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-65343?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-65343 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.