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Apple Patches Dozens of Vulnerabilities Across iOS, macOS and Other Platforms

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Summary

Apple issued security updates across its operating systems, addressing dozens of vulnerabilities. The article says the FBI reportedly exploited a flaw to recover deleted Signal chats; Apple has not flagged other flaws as exploited in the wild.

Key points

  • iOS and iPadOS 26.5 address more than 60 CVEs, including 20 WebKit flaws that can cause crashes, expose sensitive data, or bypass security.
  • macOS Tahoe 26.5 resolves nearly 80 vulnerabilities; Apple also patched dozens in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7 and Sonoma 14.8.7.
  • Reported vulnerability impacts include denial of service, sandbox escape, privilege escalation, sensitive-data access, user tracking, and arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges.
  • Apple also issued security updates for watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS, incorporating many of the latest iOS patches.
  • A patch for a flaw reportedly exploited by the FBI to recover deleted Signal chats was rolled out to older iOS versions.
  • Apple has not identified the other vulnerabilities as exploited in the wild.

Article Details

Event Type
Apple security update release addressing vulnerabilities across its operating systems
Impact
Apple published 11 security advisories. iOS and iPadOS 26.5 address more than 60 CVEs, including 20 WebKit issues; macOS Tahoe 26.5 resolves nearly 80 vulnerabilities, with related updates for macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. Reported potential impacts include crashes, exposure of sensitive information, security bypasses, denial of service, sandbox escapes, privilege escalation, user tracking, and arbitrary code execution. The FBI reportedly exploited a flaw to recover deleted Signal chats from a device. Apple did not flag the other vulnerabilities as exploited in the wild.

Vendors

AppleApple on Monday published 11 new security advisories to inform customers about dozens of vulnerabilities patched in its operating systems.

Products

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