-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 APPLE-SA-02-11-2026-1 iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3
iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 addresses the following issues. Information about the security content is also available at https://support.apple.com/126346. Apple maintains a Security Releases page at https://support.apple.com/100100 which lists recent software updates with security advisories. Accessibility Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information Description: An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2026-20645: Loh Boon Keat Accessibility Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information Description: A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. CVE-2026-20674: Jacob Prezant (prezant.us) Bluetooth Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform denial-of-service attack using crafted Bluetooth packets Description: A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2026-20650: jioundai Call History Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: A user with Live Caller ID app extensions turned off could have identifying information leaked to the extensions Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2026-20638: Nils Hanff (@[email protected]) of Hasso Plattner Institute CFNetwork Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: A remote user may be able to write arbitrary files Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic. CVE-2026-20660: Amy (amys.website) CoreAudio Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2026-20611: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative CoreMedia Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of- service or potentially disclose memory contents Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2026-20609: Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit) CoreServices Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. CVE-2026-20617: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman), Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Iru CoreServices Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2026-20615: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Iru and Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman) CoreServices Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data Description: An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2026-20627: an anonymous researcher dyld Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An attacker with memory write capability may be able to execute arbitrary code. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-14174 and CVE-2025-43529 were also issued in response to this report. Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2026-20700: Google Threat Analysis Group Game Center Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: A user may be able to view sensitive user information Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. CVE-2026-20649: Asaf Cohen ImageIO Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to disclosure of user information Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. CVE-2026-20675: George Karchemsky (@gkarchemsky) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative ImageIO Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2026-20634: George Karchemsky (@gkarchemsky) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative Kernel Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2026-20654: Jian Lee (@speedyfriend433) Kernel Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2026-20626: Keisuke Hosoda Kernel Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2026-20671: Xin'an Zhou, Juefei Pu, Zhutian Liu, Zhiyun Qian, Zhaowei Tan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Mathy Vanhoef LaunchServices Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps Description: The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging. CVE-2026-20663: Zhongcheng Li from IES Red Team libexpat Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of- service Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org. CVE-2025-59375 libxpc Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2026-20667: an anonymous researcher Live Captions Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2026-20655: Richard Hyunho Im (@richeeta) at Route Zero Security (routezero.security) Messages Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions Description: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. CVE-2026-20677: Ron Masas of BreakPoint.SH Photos Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to access photos from the lock screen Description: An input validation issue was addressed. CVE-2026-20642: Dalibor Milanovic Sandbox Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. CVE-2026-20628: Noah Gregory (wts.dev) Sandbox Profiles Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2026-20678: Óscar García Pérez, Stanislav Jelezoglo Screenshots Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An attacker may be able to discover a user’s deleted notes Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2026-20682: Viktor Lord Härringtón Shortcuts Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. CVE-2026-20653: Enis Maholli (enismaholli.com) Spotlight Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data Description: The issue was addressed with additional restrictions on the observability of app states. CVE-2026-20680: an anonymous researcher StoreKit Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2026-20641: Gongyu Ma (@Mezone0) UIKit Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. CVE-2026-20606: LeminLimez UIKit Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An attacker with physical access to iPhone may be able to take and view screenshots of sensitive data from the iPhone during iPhone Mirroring with Mac Description: An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2026-20640: Jacob Prezant (prezant.us) VoiceOver Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2026-20661: Dalibor Milanovic WebKit Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. WebKit Bugzilla: 303959 CVE-2026-20652: Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon) WebKit Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management. WebKit Bugzilla: 303357 CVE-2026-20608: HanQing from TSDubhe and Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13) WebKit Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: A website may be able to track users through Safari web extensions Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management. WebKit Bugzilla: 305020 CVE-2026-20676: Tom Van Goethem WebKit Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. WebKit Bugzilla: 303444 CVE-2026-20644: HanQing from TSDubhe and Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13) WebKit Bugzilla: 304657 CVE-2026-20636: EntryHi WebKit Bugzilla: 304661 CVE-2026-20635: EntryHi Wi-Fi Available for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2026-20621: Wang Yu of Cyberserval Additional recognition Accessibility We would like to acknowledge Himanshu Bharti (@Xpl0itme) from Khatima for their assistance. Bluetooth We would like to acknowledge Tommaso Sacchetti for their assistance. Contacts We would like to acknowledge Atul Kishor Jaiswal for their assistance. Kernel We would like to acknowledge Joseph Ravichandran (@0xjprx) of MIT CSAIL, Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab for their assistance. libpthread We would like to acknowledge Fabiano Anemone for their assistance. Managed Configuration We would like to acknowledge kado for their assistance. NetworkExtension We would like to acknowledge Gongyu Ma (@Mezone0) for their assistance. Shortcuts We would like to acknowledge Robert Reichel for their assistance. Transparency We would like to acknowledge Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog) for their assistance. Wallet We would like to acknowledge Aaron Schlitt (@aaron_sfn) of Hasso Plattner Institute, Cybersecurity - Mobile & Wireless, Jacob Prezant (prezant.us), Lorenzo Santina (@BigNerd95) and Marco Bartoli (@wsxarcher) for their assistance. WebKit We would like to acknowledge David Wood, EntryHi, Luigino Camastra of Aisle Research, Stanislav Fort of Aisle Research, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser) of Solidlab and Jorian Woltjer for their assistance. Widgets We would like to acknowledge Marcel Voß, Serok Çelik for their assistance. This update is available through iTunes and Software Update on your iOS device, and will not appear in your computer's Software Update application, or in the Apple Downloads site. Make sure you have an Internet connection and have installed the latest version of iTunes from https://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes and Software Update on the device will automatically check Apple's update server on its weekly schedule. When an update is detected, it is downloaded and the option to be installed is presented to the user when the iOS device is docked. We recommend applying the update immediately if possible. Selecting Don't Install will present the option the next time you connect your iOS device. The automatic update process may take up to a week depending on the day that iTunes or the device checks for updates. You may manually obtain the update via the Check for Updates button within iTunes, or the Software Update on your device. To check that the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad has been updated: * Navigate to Settings * Select General * Select About. The version after applying this update will be "iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3". All information is also posted on the Apple Security Releases web site: https://support.apple.com/100100. 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