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Posted on 12 February 2026
Apple Security-announceAPPLE-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 (@nils1729@chaos.social) 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: Yi=C4=9Fit 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: =C3=93scar Garc=C3=ADa P=C3=A9rez, 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=E2=80=99s deleted =notes
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-20682: Viktor Lord H=C3=A4rringt=C3=B3n
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 Vo=C3=9F, Serok =C3=87elik 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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