Improper access control in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2026-64728

 

Improper access control in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2026-64728

Published: August 17, 2026 / Updated: August 17, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU143692
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64728
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to violate iframe sandboxing policy.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in WebKit when processing maliciously crafted web content. A remote attacker can send maliciously crafted web content to violate iframe sandboxing policy.


Affected software

WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit
visionOS
tvOS
macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
watchOS
Apple Safari

How to mitigate CVE-2026-64728

Install security update from vendor's website.

visionOS - update to 26.6
tvOS - update to 26.6 23L773
macOS - update to 26.6 25G72
Apple Safari - update to 26.6
iPadOS - update to 26.6 23G71
Apple iOS - update to 26.6 23G71
watchOS - update to 26.6 23U67

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