-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 APPLE-SA-02-11-2026-2 iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5
iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5 addresses the following issues. Information about the security content is also available at https://support.apple.com/126347. Apple maintains a Security Releases page at https://support.apple.com/100100 which lists recent software updates with security advisories. Accessibility Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 Books Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation Impact: Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2025-43537: piffz, Daniel Nurkin, Sadman Adib, Mohamed Hamdadou & Mahran Alhazmi, Hichem Maloufi, Christian Mina, Gerson Aldaz, qwerty j0y & Ricardo Garcia, Dorian Del Valle CFNetwork Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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) ImageIO Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 ImageIO Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 Kernel Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 libnetcore Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 Live Captions Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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) Mail Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation Impact: Turning off "Load remote content in messages” may not apply to all mail previews Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2026-20673: an anonymous researcher Messages Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 Model I/O Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected app termination Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2026-20616: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative Multi-Touch Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation Impact: A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. CVE-2025-43533: Google Threat Analysis Group CVE-2025-46300: Google Threat Analysis Group CVE-2025-46301: Google Threat Analysis Group CVE-2025-46302: Google Threat Analysis Group CVE-2025-46303: Google Threat Analysis Group CVE-2025-46304: Google Threat Analysis Group CVE-2025-46305: Google Threat Analysis Group Safari Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation Impact: An app may be able to access a user's Safari history Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2026-20656: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) Sandbox Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 Voice Control Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation Impact: An app may be able to crash a system process Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2026-20605: @cloudlldb of @pixiepointsec VoiceOver Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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: 304661 CVE-2026-20635: EntryHi Wi-Fi Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation 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 ImageIO We would like to acknowledge George Karchemsky (@gkarchemsky) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative for their assistance. Kernel We would like to acknowledge Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab for their assistance. libpthread We would like to acknowledge Fabiano Anemone for their assistance. WebKit We would like to acknowledge EntryHi, Stanislav Fort of Aisle Research, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser) of Solidlab and Jorian Woltjer 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 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5". All information is also posted on the Apple Security Releases web site: https://support.apple.com/100100. 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