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Posted on 12 February 2026
Apple Security-announceAPPLE-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: Yi=C4=9Fit 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)
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Turning off "Load remote content in messages=E2=80=9D 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: =C3=93scar Garc=C3=ADa P=C3=A9rez, 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=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 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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