CVE-2026-43742

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-29. 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
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EPSS
16.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 29, 2026

Last Modified

June 30, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 29, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

About the security content of Safari 26.5.2 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127685
generic

About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.5.2 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127595
generic

About the security content of iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127594

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-43742(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 18× 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.

  1. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-06 09:00 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-06 09:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-05 07:01 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-05 07:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-04 05:00 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-04 05:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-03 02:56 UTCEG score recompute 6.50
  12. 2026-07-03 02:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-06-29 21:27 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  16. 2026-06-29 21:26 UTCNVD update
  17. 2026-06-29 20:18 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-06-29 20:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43742?
CVE-2026-43742 is a medium vulnerability published on June 29, 2026. A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
When was CVE-2026-43742 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43742 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 29, 2026, with the most recent update on June 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43742 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43742 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 16.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43742?
CVE-2026-43742 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43742?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43742, 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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