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Recent Apple watchOS Security Advisories

Advisory Title Published
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
122376 watchOS 11.4 - Apple Security Content April 1, 2025
122903 watchOS 11.3.1 - Apple Security Content February 10, 2025
122071 watchOS 11.3 - Apple Security Content January 27, 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
26 -
Active

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 47 vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS with an average score of 5.9 out of ten. Last year, in 2025 watchOS had 223 security vulnerabilities published. Right now, watchOS is on track to have less security vulnerabilities in 2026 than it did last year. Last year, the average CVE base score was greater by 0.75




Year Vulnerabilities Average Score
2026 47 5.92
2025 223 6.67
2024 171 6.42
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 iOS CVE-2025-43210 OOB Access in Media Handling Fixed in iOS 18.6
CVE-2025-43210 6.3 - Medium - April 02, 2026

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple Keychain Local Access via Permission Bypass (iOS 18.7.7, macOS 15.7.5)
CVE-2026-28864 3.3 - Low - March 25, 2026

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. A local attacker may gain access to user's Keychain items.

AuthZ

Apple Safari/OS 26.4: State Mgmt Auth Flaw Allows User Fingerprinting
CVE-2026-20691 4.3 - Medium - March 25, 2026

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.4, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user.

Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

Apple OS (iOS/macOS) use-after-free CVE-2026-20687 (pre 18.7.7)
CVE-2026-20687 7.1 - High - March 25, 2026

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Dangling pointer

Apple iOS Kernel Memory Disclosure via Logging Redaction Flaw (before 18.7.7)
CVE-2026-28868 5.5 - Medium - March 25, 2026

A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Apple iOS/iPadOS Stack Overflow Fixed in 18.7.7 & 26.4
CVE-2026-28852 5.5 - Medium - March 25, 2026

A stack overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Improper Input Validation

Apple Safari 26.3: CSP Bypass via State Management Flaw
CVE-2026-20665 6.5 - Medium - March 25, 2026

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.4, iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced.

Protection Mechanism Failure

Apple OS Null Pointer Deref Causing DoS Fixed in v18.7.7 & 26.4
CVE-2026-28886 5.9 - Medium - March 25, 2026

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. A user in a privileged network position may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

NULL Pointer Dereference

Apple OS Audio Stream OOB Bounds Check (fixed 18.7.7/15.7.5)
CVE-2026-20690 6.5 - Medium - March 25, 2026

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. Processing an audio stream in a maliciously crafted media file may terminate the process.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple OS Auth State Management Flaw (iOS 18.7.7, macOS 15.7.5-26.4)
CVE-2026-28865 7.5 - High - March 25, 2026

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic.

AuthZ

Apple iOS 18.7.7 - Sensitive Data Leak via App Enumeration Fix
CVE-2026-28878 6.5 - Medium - March 25, 2026

A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps.

Information Disclosure

Apple Safari 26.4: Sandbox Escape via Memory Handling
CVE-2026-28859 4.3 - Medium - March 25, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.4, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. A malicious website may be able to process restricted web content outside the sandbox.

Dangling pointer

Apple OS Type Confusion Vulnerability (fixed iOS 26.4, macOS 15.7.5, etc.)
CVE-2026-28822 6.2 - Medium - March 25, 2026

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

Object Type Confusion

Apple OS Fingerprinting via Permissions Flaw before 26.4
CVE-2026-28863 6.5 - Medium - March 25, 2026

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.

Apple WebKit use-after-free before iOS 18.7.7 crash
CVE-2026-28879 6.5 - Medium - March 25, 2026

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Dangling pointer

Apple iOS/iPadOS/visionOS/watchOS: Pre-26.4 Auth Flaw Exposes Data
CVE-2026-28856 4.6 - Medium - March 25, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.

Authorization

Apple iOS use-after-free fixed in 18.7.7/26.3
CVE-2026-20637 6.2 - Medium - March 25, 2026

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Dangling pointer

Apple OS Auth Flaw via State Management (Fixed iOS 26.4, macOS 15.7.5)
CVE-2026-28877 5.5 - Medium - March 25, 2026

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Information Disclosure

Apple OS Kernel Memory Corruption via Improper Handling (before 26.4)
CVE-2026-20698 5.5 - Medium - March 25, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Buffer Overflow

App Enumeration Vulnerability in Apple iOS 26.4 (enumerating installed apps)
CVE-2026-28882 4 - Medium - March 25, 2026

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps.

Apple OS InfoLeak Vulnerability (iOS/macOS...) before 26.4
CVE-2026-28870 5.5 - Medium - March 25, 2026

An information leakage was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Apple iOS/iPadOS 18.7+: Kernel State Leak via Improper Auth
CVE-2026-28867 6.2 - Medium - March 25, 2026

This issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to leak sensitive kernel state.

Apple OS DoS via Malicious File Handling (fixed in 26.3, 14.8.4, 15.7.4, 18.7.5)
CVE-2026-20609 4.4 - Medium - February 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple OS Logging Leak Fixed in 26.3
CVE-2026-20649 5.5 - Medium - February 11, 2026

A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. A user may be able to view sensitive user information.

Insecure Temporary File

Apple OS 26.3: Memory Corruption CVE-2026-20700 Fixed
CVE-2026-20700 7.8 - High - February 11, 2026

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. 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.

Buffer Overflow

Apple OS Sandbox Escape via Permission Issue before 15.7.4
CVE-2026-20628 7.1 - High - February 11, 2026

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Authorization

Safari memory handling crash (CVE-2026-20635)
CVE-2026-20635 4.3 - Medium - February 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.3, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple macOS HID Bounds Check Crash (before 15.7.4)
CVE-2025-46301 5.7 - Medium - February 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple OS 26.3 Memory Handling Fix Prevents App-Induced System Termination
CVE-2026-20654 5.5 - Medium - February 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Buffer Overflow

macOS Sequoia & Sonoma Remote DoS via Logic Issue Fixed in 15.7.4/14.8.4
CVE-2025-46290 7.5 - High - February 11, 2026

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Apple HID Bound-Check Crash (macOS/iOS) before 15.7.4/18.7.5
CVE-2025-46300 5.7 - Medium - February 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple OS Image Parser Memory Disclosure (before 18.7.5/26.3)
CVE-2026-20634 5.5 - Medium - February 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.

Apple OS Image Disclosure Pre 26.3
CVE-2026-20675 7.8 - High - February 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to disclosure of user information.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple macOS/iOS HID bounds check flaw process crash (CVE-2025-46303)
CVE-2025-46303 5.7 - Medium - February 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Root via race condition on Apple OS v26.3
CVE-2026-20617 7 - High - February 11, 2026

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Race Condition

Apple OS App-Discovery Priv. Bypass (watchOS 26.3 / tvOS 26.3 / macOS 15.7.4 / iOS 18.7.5)
CVE-2026-20641 7.1 - High - February 11, 2026

A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed.

Information Disclosure

Apple macOS/HID crash fixed in Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 18.7.5
CVE-2025-46302 5.7 - Medium - February 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple OS DoS via Bluetooth (CVE-2026-20650) fixed in 26.3
CVE-2026-20650 7.5 - High - February 11, 2026

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform denial-of-service attack using crafted Bluetooth packets.

Resource Exhaustion

Apple OS Media OOB Crash, fixed v26.3/14.8.4/15.7.4
CVE-2026-20611 7.8 - High - February 11, 2026

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple macOS SEQUOIA 15.7.4 / SONOMA 14.8.4 HID Crash via Bounds Check
CVE-2025-46305 5.7 - Medium - February 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple OS Env Var Validation Flaw before 26.3
CVE-2026-20627 5.5 - Medium - February 11, 2026

An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Improper Input Validation

Apple OS network logic flaw allows traffic interception (fixed 26.3 & 14.8.4)
CVE-2026-20671 3.1 - Low - February 11, 2026

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic.

Sandbox Bypass Logic Issue fixed in Apple OS 26.3
CVE-2026-20667 8.8 - High - February 11, 2026

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Protection Mechanism Failure

Apple macOS/iOS HID bounds check crash (CVE-2025-46304)
CVE-2025-46304 5.7 - Medium - February 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash.

Resource Exhaustion

Apple WebKit Memory Handling Crash Fixed v26.2
CVE-2025-46298 6.5 - Medium - January 09, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.2, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Memory init leak in Safari 26.2 on Apple iOS/watchOS/etc. (CVE-2025-46299)
CVE-2025-46299 4.3 - Medium - January 09, 2026

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.2, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose internal states of the app.

Authorization

curl: OAuth2 Bearer Token Leak via Cross-Protocol Redirect
CVE-2025-14524 5.3 - Medium - January 08, 2026

When an OAuth2 bearer token is used for an HTTP(S) transfer, and that transfer performs a cross-protocol redirect to a second URL that uses an IMAP, LDAP, POP3 or SMTP scheme, curl might wrongly pass on the bearer token to the new target host.

Apple iOS/watchOS: App ID Retrieval Privacy Issue Fixed in 18.7.3/26.2
CVE-2025-46279 9.8 - Critical - December 17, 2025

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed.

Information Disclosure

Apple 26.2 OS: HID MEM Corrupt (Bad Input)
CVE-2025-43533 5.7 - Medium - December 17, 2025

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash.

Improper Input Validation

Apple iOS/macOS Use-After-Free in Safari (fixed 26.2) CAU leading to code exec
CVE-2025-43529 8.8 - High - December 17, 2025

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. 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 was also issued in response to this report.

Dangling pointer

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