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Posted on 25 March 2026
Apple Security-announceAPPLE-SA-03-24-2026-2 iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7
iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7 addresses the following issues.
Information about the security content is also available at
https://support.apple.com/126793.
Apple maintains a Security Releases page at
https://support.apple.com/100100 which lists recent
software updates with security advisories.
802.1X
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: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state
management.
CVE-2026-28865: H=C3=A9lo=C3=AFse Gollier and Mathy Vanhoef (KU Leuven)
AppleKeyStore
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory
management.
CVE-2026-20637: Johnny Franks (zeroxjf), an anonymous researcher
Audio
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: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory
management.
CVE-2026-28879: Justin Cohen of Google
Clipboard
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of
symlinks.
CVE-2026-28866: Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech)
CoreMedia
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Processing an audio stream in a maliciously crafted media file
may terminate the process
Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved
bounds checking.
CVE-2026-20690: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative
CoreUtils
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: A user in a privileged network position may be able to cause a
denial-of-service
Description: A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved
input validation.
CVE-2026-28886: Etienne Charron (Renault) and Victoria Martini (Renault)
Crash Reporter
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: A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data.
CVE-2026-28878: Zhongcheng Li from IES Red Team
curl
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An issue existed in curl which may result in unintentionally
sending sensitive information via an incorrect connection
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-2025-14524
DeviceLink
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-2026-28876: Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg of Nosebeard Labs
Focus
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 logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2026-20668: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
iCloud
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: A permissions issue was addressed with additional
restrictions.
CVE-2026-28880: Zhongcheng Li from IES Red Team
ImageIO
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app
termination
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-2025-64505
iTunes Store
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: A user with physical access to an iOS device may be able to
bypass Activation Lock
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved
validation.
CVE-2025-43534: iG0x72 and JJ of XiguaSec, Lehan Dilusha Jayasinghe
Kernel
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to disclose kernel memory
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2026-28868: =EC=9D=B4=EB=8F=99=ED=95=98 (Lee Dong Ha of BoB 0xB6)
Kernel
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to leak sensitive kernel state
Description: This issue was addressed with improved authentication.
CVE-2026-28867: Jian Lee (@speedyfriend433)
Kernel
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or
write kernel memory
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory
management.
CVE-2026-20687: Johnny Franks (@zeroxjf)
mDNSResponder
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to leak sensitive kernel state
Description: This issue was addressed with improved authentication.
CVE-2026-28867: Jian Lee (@speedyfriend433)
Security
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: A local attacker may gain access to user's Keychain items
Description: This issue was addressed with improved permissions
checking.
CVE-2026-28864: Alex Radocea
UIFoundation
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: A stack overflow was addressed with improved input
validation.
CVE-2026-28852: Caspian Tarafdar
Vision
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app
termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20657: Andrew Becker
WebKit
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content
Security Policy from being enforced
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 304951
CVE-2026-20665: webb
WebKit
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass Same
Origin Policy
Description: A cross-origin issue in the Navigation API was addressed
with improved input validation.
WebKit Bugzilla: 306050
CVE-2026-20643: Thomas Espach
WebKit
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to view leaked DNS queries with
Private Relay turned on
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 295943
CVE-2025-43376: Mike Cardwell of grepular.com, Bob Lord
WebKit
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: A malicious website may be able to access script message
handlers intended for other origins
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 307014
CVE-2026-28861: Hongze Wu and Shuaike Dong from Ant Group Infrastructure
Security Team
WebKit
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to a cross-site
scripting attack
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 305859
CVE-2026-28871: @hamayanhamayan
Additional recognition
Safari
We would like to acknowledge @RenwaX23 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 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7".
All information is also posted on the Apple Security Releases
web site: https://support.apple.com/100100.
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