Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-28859

MediumUpdated

Published: 25 March 2026

Published
25 March 2026
Modified
30 June 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0044 34.9th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-28859 is a medium-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Apple Safari. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Drive-by Compromise (T1189); ranked at the 34.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.4, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. A malicious website may be able to process restricted web content…

more

outside the sandbox.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1189 Drive-by Compromise Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing.
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
Why these techniques?

Sandbox escape in browser from malicious website directly enables drive-by compromise and client-side exploitation.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

apple
safari
≤ 26.4
apple
ipados
≤ 26.4
apple
iphone os
≤ 26.4
apple
macos
≤ 26.4
apple
tvos
≤ 26.4
apple
visionos
≤ 26.4
apple
watchos
≤ 26.4

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-416 CWE-787

Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.

addresses: CWE-120

Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.

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