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Recent Apple watchOS Security Advisories

Advisory Title Published
149037 watchOS 27 - Apple Security Content September 14, 2026
128068 watchOS 26.6 - Apple Security Content July 27, 2026
127119 watchOS 26.5 - Apple Security Content May 11, 2026
126798 watchOS 26.4 - Apple Security Content March 24, 2026
126352 watchOS 26.3 - Apple Security Content February 11, 2026
125890 watchOS 26.2 - Apple Security Content December 12, 2025
125639 watchOS 26.1 - Apple Security Content November 3, 2025
125116 watchOS 26 - Apple Security Content September 15, 2025
124155 watchOS 11.6 - Apple Security Content July 29, 2025
122722 watchOS 11.5 - Apple Security Content May 12, 2025

EOL Dates

Ensure that you are using a supported version of Apple watchOS. Here are some end of life, and end of support dates for Apple watchOS.

Release EOL Date Status
27 -
Active

26 September 14, 2026
EOL

Apple watchOS 26 became EOL in 2026.

11 September 15, 2025
EOL

Apple watchOS 11 became EOL in 2025.

10 September 16, 2024
EOL

Apple watchOS 10 became EOL in 2024.

9 September 18, 2023
EOL

Apple watchOS 9 became EOL in 2023.

8 September 12, 2022
EOL

Apple watchOS 8 became EOL in 2022.

7 September 20, 2021
EOL

Apple watchOS 7 became EOL in 2021.

6 September 16, 2020
EOL

Apple watchOS 6 became EOL in 2020.

5 September 19, 2019
EOL

Apple watchOS 5 became EOL in 2019.

4 September 17, 2018
EOL

Apple watchOS 4 became EOL in 2018.

3 September 19, 2017
EOL

Apple watchOS 3 became EOL in 2017.

By the Year

In 2026 there have been 293 vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS with an average score of 6.7 out of ten. Last year, in 2025 watchOS had 223 security vulnerabilities published. That is, 70 more vulnerabilities have already been reported in 2026 as compared to last year. However, the average CVE base score of the vulnerabilities in 2026 is greater by 0.01.




Year Vulnerabilities Average Score
2026 293 6.75
2025 223 6.74
2024 171 6.41
2023 160 6.76
2022 150 7.24
2021 254 7.15
2020 207 7.46
2019 202 7.88
2018 57 7.54

It may take a day or so for new watchOS vulnerabilities to show up in the stats or in the list of recent security vulnerabilities. Additionally vulnerabilities may be tagged under a different product or component name.

Recent Apple watchOS Security Vulnerabilities

Apple OSes Type Confusion DFS before 27 via memory handling
CVE-2026-65409 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause a denial of service.

Object Type Confusion

Apple OS OOB Write (fixed in iOS 26.7/27)
CVE-2026-86876 5.2 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

Memory Corruption

Apple OS kernel use-after-free via NFS (fixed in 26.7/27)
CVE-2026-43686 8.8 - High - September 14, 2026

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Connecting to a malicious NFS server may lead to kernel memory corruption.

Dangling pointer

Apple OS OOB Write in File Processing (Fixed in iOS 27, macOS 15.8)
CVE-2026-84575 7.8 - High - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.

Memory Corruption

Memory init flaw in Apple OS (fixed in iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, macOS 27)
CVE-2026-65405 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

Use of Uninitialized Variable

Apple OS Kernel Race Condition Leading to Termination (fixed iOS 18.7.10)
CVE-2026-64717 6.3 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Race Condition

Apple iOS Persistent Account ID Disclosure via State Management
CVE-2026-86895 7.5 - High - September 14, 2026

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A local app may be able to read a persistent account identifier.

Information Disclosure

Apple OS OOB Write via Malicious 3D Model (Fixed in 26.7/27)
CVE-2026-84611 7.3 - High - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted 3D model may lead to memory corruption.

Memory Corruption

Apple OSs: Race Condition Causing Unexpected Termination (CVE202684492)
CVE-2026-84492 4.7 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Race Condition

Race condition in Apple iOS 26.7 allows kernel-priv exec via sandboxed app
CVE-2026-84607 7.8 - High - September 14, 2026

A race condition was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A sandboxed app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Race Condition

Apple OS Font Engine OOB Read Exposes Process Memory
CVE-2026-84596 6.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory.

Out-of-bounds Read

Out-of-Bounds Read in Apple OS Font Parsing (CVE-2026-84597)
CVE-2026-84597 6.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple iOS/iPadOS/watchOS Privacy Tracking Vulnerability (CVE-2026-86904)
CVE-2026-86904 7.5 - High - September 14, 2026

A privacy issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to track users across apps and websites without permission.

Privacy violation

Apple iOS 26.7/iPadOS 26.7 App Data Leakage Vulnerability
CVE-2026-43664 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Information Disclosure

Use-After-Free in Apple OS 26.6 (iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, iPadOS)
CVE-2026-43808 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Dangling pointer

Auth Issue: Motion Data from Headphones Access without Consent (iOS 26.7+)
CVE-2026-43737 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An authorization issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to access motion data from headphones without user consent.

AuthZ

Apple WebKit Null Pointer Deref in Web Content (iOS 26.7+, macOS 15.8+)
CVE-2026-65412 6.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.

NULL Pointer Dereference

Apple OS ImageIO OOB Write pre 26.7
CVE-2026-86882 6.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected process termination.

Memory Corruption

Apple OS Kernel Memory Disclosure via NFS Client (CVE-2026-43687)
CVE-2026-43687 6.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Connecting to a malicious NFS server may disclose kernel memory.

Information Disclosure

Kernel Memory OOB Write in Apple OS (iOS <26.7, macOS <15.8)
CVE-2026-84523 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Memory Corruption

Out-of-Bounds Access in Apple OS Kernels before 26.6.1/iPadOS, 15.8/Sequoia
CVE-2026-64736 7.1 - High - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Out-of-bounds Read

Race Condition in Apple OS leading to unexpected termination (fixed 26.727)
CVE-2026-84630 4.7 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Race Condition

Apple OS Kernel Memory Disclosure via Improper Redaction (iOS 26.6+)
CVE-2026-65371 3.3 - Low - September 14, 2026

This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

Information Disclosure

Apple OS State Mgmt Info Disclosure Fixed in iOS 26.7
CVE-2026-84626 3.3 - Low - September 14, 2026

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed.

Information Disclosure

Apple OS Sensitive Data Exposure CVE-2026-65403 (fixed in iOS 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8)
CVE-2026-65403 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Authorization

Apple OS 27: Kernel Race Condition Allowing Local User to Read Kernel Memory
CVE-2026-65415 8.1 - High - September 14, 2026

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Race Condition

Apple OS Permission Leak: App Can Read Device Name via API
CVE-2026-86893 3.3 - Low - September 14, 2026

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to read device name.

Improper Privilege Management

macOSwatchOS StateMgmt InfoLeak (CVE202684586)
CVE-2026-84586 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, watchOS 27. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.

Information Disclosure

Apple OS OOB Read via Input Validation in Kernel
CVE-2026-86903 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple iOS/iPadOS File Quarantine Bypass pre-27
CVE-2026-65399 4.4 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An archive may be able to bypass Gatekeeper.

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Apple OS Race Condition Causes AppInduced Termination, Fixed in iOS 26.7
CVE-2026-65360 4.7 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Race Condition

Heap Buffer Overflow in Apple OS before 27 (iOS 26.7 / iPadOS 26.7)
CVE-2026-86870 6.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A heap buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Apple OS OOB Read in Font File Parser Fixed in iOS 27/macOS 15.8
CVE-2026-84524 4.3 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted font file may lead to unexpected app termination.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple OS: Cryptographic Integrity Check Vulnerability Enabling Traffic Tampering
CVE-2026-84533 5.3 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A cryptographic issue was addressed with improved integrity checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, watchOS 27. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to modify network traffic.

Missing Support for Integrity Check

Apple OS Uninitialized Memory Leak via Image CVE-2026-84564 (iOS 26.7+)
CVE-2026-84564 4.3 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An uninitialized memory issue was addressed with improved memory initialization. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.

Use of Uninitialized Variable

Apple OS Authorization Flaw Fixed with State Management
CVE-2026-84636 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

AuthZ

Apple OS OOB Buffer VU CVE-2026-65398: Kernel Crash
CVE-2026-65398 7.8 - High - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Classic Buffer Overflow

Apple OS Memory Corruption Vulnerability iOS<26.7, macOS<27
CVE-2026-65377 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Dangling pointer

Apple iOS/macOS tvOS 27 Integer Overflow in 3D Model Processing
CVE-2026-84620 7.3 - High - September 14, 2026

An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted 3D model may lead to memory corruption.

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Apple OS permission flaw reads persistent acct ID before v27
CVE-2026-86888 3.3 - Low - September 14, 2026

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A local app may be able to read a persistent account identifier.

Apple OSes Memory Handling Bug Causing Kernel Write (Fixed 26.6)
CVE-2026-65357 7.8 - High - September 14, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Classic Buffer Overflow

Apple OS Shortcuts Auth Bypass via StateMgmt
CVE-2026-84600 5.4 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A malicious shortcut may be able to send messages without user confirmation.

AuthZ

Apple OS Type Confusion CVE-2026-84616 (Fixed in iOS 27, macOS 27, etc.)
CVE-2026-84616 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Confused Deputy

Apple operating systems location leakage (before 26.7)
CVE-2026-84513 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A malicious application may be able to determine a user's current location.

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Apple OS OOB Write before 26.7 leads to Code Exec
CVE-2026-65414 9.8 - Critical - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

Memory Corruption

Apple OS Use-After-Free in iOS 26.7/iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, macOS 27
CVE-2026-65402 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Dangling pointer

Apple OS iOS 27 Permissions Issue Allows App Access to Sensitive Data
CVE-2026-86884 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Improper Privilege Management

Apple iOS Permissions Issue (CVE-2026-84603)
CVE-2026-84603 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Improper Privilege Management

macOS/watchOS Bluetooth Info Leak via Auth Issue (pre-27/15.8/26.7)
CVE-2026-86891 3.5 - Low - September 14, 2026

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, watchOS 27. An app may be able to access Bluetooth device information.

AuthZ

Apple iOS/macOS Kernel OOB Write CVE-2026-28968 (Fixed in 26.727)
CVE-2026-28968 5.5 - Medium - September 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Out-of-bounds Read

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