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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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