Apple's iOS 26.5 Update Patches More Than 50 Security Flaws

[MacRumors]

The iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates Apple released today address more than 50 security vulnerabilities, which means it's worth updating soon if you haven't done so already.

Apple's security support document outlines all of the security updates included in the new software. There were no known actively exploited bugs, but Apple's documentation does potentially give malicious entities insight into bugs that can be exploited on devices that have not yet been updated.

There are multiple image vulnerabilities, kernel issues, and bugs related to Shortcuts, Spotlight, and screenshots. Ten WebKit vulnerabilities that could allow access to sensitive data or cause crashing were fixed.

Other updates Apple released today also include multiple security fixes. For iPhone and iPad users unable to install iOS 26, Apple released iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 17.7.11, iOS 16.7.16, iPadOS 16.7.16, iOS 15.8.8, and iPadOS 15.8.8.

There are almost 70 security updates in macOS Tahoe 26.5, so it's also a good idea to update your Mac software. Apple released macOS Sonoma 14.8.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.7 for those who are unable to run macOS Tahoe.

Article Link: Apple's iOS 26.5 Update Patches More Than 50 Security Flaws

 

[sniffies]

Wait for iOS 27 to introduce 50 new security flaws.

 

[skiguy45]

Ugh ... it's articles like this that might actually make me accept the horrible map ads.

 

[racerhomie]

Project Glasswing at work. Good work Apple and Anthropic

 

[winxmac]

Yet, they limited the release of iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9 to devices that cannot upgrade to iOS 26.x

 

[HouseLannister]

26.3 had 35+, 26.4 had 35+, 26.4.2 patched the FBI notification history hack, and now we get an additional 50+ with 26.5.

Edit: I thought this was a higher volume of security patches since DarkSword, but it is about the same as last year actually. Nothing new and no benefit from Anthropic really. Just that spring cleaning time at Apple?

 

[Agent007]

"Other updates Apple released today also include multiple security fixes. For iPhone and iPad users unable to install iOS 26, Apple released iOS 18.7.9"

"For users unable to install" omfg - why not release those updates for users who simply don't want iOS26? Are they so paranoid about share price they can't say "some users prefer to remain on iOS18"? Don't answer that.

 

[SamRyouji]

Project Glasswing at work. Good work Apple and Anthropic

Yeah. I highly suspect that they're using Project Glasswing because of how "Swift" they are with this one update. 50 security flaws fixed under one update is crazy fast, technically speaking.

 

[HouseLannister]

Yeah. I highly suspect that they're using Project Glasswing because of how "Swift" they are with this one update. 50 security flaws fixed under one update is crazy fast, technically speaking.

I am not so sure. 18.4 had 50+ security updates too. 18.5 had 30+. Maybe it is just at this time of year they are done playing with actual OS features and optimizations and get around to prioritizing security. If that is an annual trend, it seems fall/early winter is the best time to get away with some exploits. Not a lot of security patches in the x.1-x.3 releases typically. Other fish to fry.

iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4 Address 50+ Vulnerabilities

The iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4 updates that Apple released today include a long list of fixes for security vulnerabilities, though none of the issues addressed were known to have been actively exploited.

www.macrumors.com

PSA: iOS 18.5 patches over 30 iPhone security vulnerabilities - 9to5Mac

Apple just released iOS 18.5 for iPhone users with several new features and changes. The company has now updated its...

9to5mac.com

 

[DocMultimedia]

Argh. I just updated three of my computers to 26.4 earlier today. Guess I'll be doing another round tonight.

 

[WU27f1xcCs]

Is this the Anthropic effect?

 

[Apple_Robert]

I rather update and be better protected and deal with ads, than be at risk.

 

[RumorConsumer]

Project Glasswing at work. Good work Apple and Anthropic

I gotta be honest this is some pretty cool reality to live in. Security patches made possible by AI attack bots working with Apple to make macOS safer. That's ridiculous.

 

[frozencarbonite]

Still holding on to Sequoia. There are some nice features that Tahoe offers, but I have too much working correctly right now to go and screw it all up by "upgrading". No hate to Tahoe (except the corner radii.)

 

[B4U]

Nope. Not touching iOS 26.5.
Ads in maps is the deal breaker for me.
Absolutely NO, Apple!

 

[goonie4life9]

This truly is the SAFEST, MOST secure version of iOS that Apple has ever released!

 

[MysteriousStain]

Always a critical update at the same time as the introduction of a feature people don’t want

 

[CarAnalogy]

Ugh ... it's articles like this that might actually make me accept the horrible map ads.

Hey if it makes you feel any better, if recent reports are true (and I don't see why they wouldn't be), all of these were discovered by AI!

 

[CarAnalogy]

Nope. Not touching iOS 26.5.
Ads in maps is the deal breaker for me.
Absolutely NO, Apple!

Maybe one of those vulnerabilities is exploitable to allow you to patch it out of Maps.

Probably not.

 

[Avenged110]

Not that I care much about participating in security theater, but it's still lame that 18.7.9 is, for no legitimate reason, limited to iOS 26 19-incompatible devices.

 

[HouseLannister]

Note that the Apple Maps ads aren't coming until later in the summer and we will all be inadvisably running the iOS 27 developer betas by then anyway so we don't have FOMO.

You can follow this page to see when the Coming Soon is removed: https://ads.apple.com/maps

 

[Schtibbie]

Nope. Not touching iOS 26.5.
Ads in maps is the deal breaker for me.
Absolutely NO, Apple!

What do you think you’ll accomplish?

 

[jmonster]

people jumping to compliment anthropic and co should really take a step back and assess if they have any clue what they're talking about. you can point almost any of these LLMs at a codebase and find/solve problems. the amount of low hanging fruit in our society has been staggering for decades. suddenly even ralph wiggum can find bugs, so suddenly AI's ability to find-and-patch them is just astonishing.. wooo [marketing terms]!!!!

just wait until you see the astounding number of bugs that next version finds when it's correcting all the side effects being recklessly deployed today.

 

[cybeross]

The iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates Apple released today address more than 50 security vulnerabilities, which means it's worth updating soon if you haven't done so already.

Apple's security support document outlines all of the security updates included in the new software. There were no known actively exploited bugs, but Apple's documentation does potentially give malicious entities insight into bugs that can be exploited on devices that have not yet been updated.

There are multiple image vulnerabilities, kernel issues, and bugs related to Shortcuts, Spotlight, and screenshots. Ten WebKit vulnerabilities that could allow access to sensitive data or cause crashing were fixed.

Other updates Apple released today also include multiple security fixes. For iPhone and iPad users unable to install iOS 26, Apple released iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 17.7.11, iOS 16.7.16, iPadOS 16.7.16, iOS 15.8.8, and iPadOS 15.8.8.

There are almost 70 security updates in macOS Tahoe 26.5, so it's also a good idea to update your Mac software. Apple released macOS Sonoma 14.8.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.7 for those who are unable to run macOS Tahoe.

Article Link: Apple's iOS 26.5 Update Patches More Than 50 Security Flaws

Wonder if this is related to Mythos?

 

[fatTribble]

suddenly even ralph wiggum can find bugs

Me flunk English? That’s unpossible!