CVE-2026-28942

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-11. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
39%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 11, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated May 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

About the security content of Safari 26.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127121
generic

About the security content of visionOS 26.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120
generic

About the security content of watchOS 26.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119
generic

About the security content of tvOS 26.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118
generic

About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
generic

About the security content of iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-28942(10)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(9)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatwebkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el9_62026-06-25redhat
redhatwebkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el8_62026-06-23redhat
redhatwebkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el9_22026-06-23redhat
redhatwebkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el9_42026-06-23redhat
redhatwebkitgtk4-0:2.52.4-1.el7_92026-06-22redhat
redhatwebkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el8_82026-06-22redhat
redhatwebkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el8_42026-06-22redhat
redhatwebkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el8_102026-06-15redhat
redhatwebkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el9_82026-06-15redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(8 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
webkit2gtk2.32.3-1 ... 2.53.4-1 (246 versions)——
wpewebkit2.32.3-2 ... 2.52.5-1 (90 versions)——
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
webkit2gtk2.40.1-1 ... 2.53.91-1 (165 versions)——
wpewebkit2.38.6-1 ... 2.52.6-1 (54 versions)——
Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
webkit2gtk2.48.3-1 ... 2.52.4-1 (48 versions)2.52.5-1~deb13u1—
wpewebkit2.48.3-1 ... 2.52.6-1 (20 versions)——
Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
webkit2gtk2.48.3-1 ... 2.52.3-2~deb13u1 (47 versions)2.52.4-1—
wpewebkit2.48.3-1 ... 2.52.3-1 (17 versions)2.52.4-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-23 18:35 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-23 18:35 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-23 18:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-08-14 02:55 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-14 02:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  28. 2026-08-12 23:44 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-08-12 23:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  32. 2026-08-12 00:28 UTCVendor advisory
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  36. 2026-08-11 01:09 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-11 01:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  40. 2026-08-10 01:28 UTCVendor advisory
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  44. 2026-08-09 02:12 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-08-09 02:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  48. 2026-08-07 20:28 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-08-07 20:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  52. 2026-08-06 21:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  55. 2026-08-05 21:55 UTCVendor advisory
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  64. 2026-08-03 00:37 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-28942?
CVE-2026-28942 is a medium vulnerability published on May 11, 2026. A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
When was CVE-2026-28942 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28942 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 11, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28942 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28942 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 60.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28942?
CVE-2026-28942 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28942?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28942, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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