iOS 26.7.1 Fixes Vulnerability Used in Targeted Attacks
iOS 26.7.1 Fixes Vulnerability Used in Targeted AttacksMonday September 28, 2026 11:45 am PDT by Juli CloveriOS 26.7.1, iPadOS 26.7.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1 address a major vulnerability that Apple believes was used against a small number of people. Apple's security support pages say there was a CoreGraphics out-of-bounds write issue that could be exploited with a maliciously crafted file, allowing for arbitrary code execution. It has been fixed with improved bounds checking.
- ▪iOS 26.7.1 Fixes Vulnerability Used in Targeted AttacksMonday September 28, 2026 11:45 am PDT by Juli CloveriOS 26.7.1, iPadOS 26.7.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1 address a major vulnerability that Apple believes was used a
- ▪Apple's security support pages say there was a CoreGraphics out-of-bounds write issue that could be exploited with a maliciously crafted file, allowing for arbitrary code execution.
- ▪It has been fixed with improved bounds checking.
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iOS 26.7.1 Fixes Vulnerability Used in Targeted AttacksMonday September 28, 2026 11:45 am PDT by Juli CloveriOS 26.7.1, iPadOS 26.7.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1 address a major vulnerability that Apple believes was used against a small number of people. Apple's security support pages say there was a CoreGraphics out-of-bounds write issue that could be exploited with a maliciously crafted file, allowing for arbitrary code execution. It has been fixed with improved bounds checking. Apple says the flaw was exploited in an "extremely sophisticated attack" on targeted individuals running older versions of iOS.
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