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Apple says that the updates address dozens of vulnerabilities, including one that is known to have been actively exploited. bug security vulnerability issue fix larry That vulnerability in the dyld dynamic link editor could allow for the execution of arbitrary code, and Apple says the bug may have been exploited in an "extremely sophisticated attack" against targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. 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. Apple says the memory corruption issue was fixed with improved state management. There are numerous other vulnerabilities that were also fixed across not only iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, but also Apple's other platforms that saw updates released today. Now that these vulnerabilities have been publicized by Apple, even those that were not exploited before might be taken advantage of now. Apple recommends all users update their devices to iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, and macOS Tahoe 26.3 as soon as possible. Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe Related Forums: iOS 26, macOS Tahoe [ 26 comments ] Get weekly top MacRumors stories in your inbox. [ ][ ][Subscribe] Popular Stories maxresdefaultmaxresdefault Apple Shows Off a Key Reason to Upgrade to the iPhone 17 Saturday February 7, 2026 9:26 am PST by Joe Rossignol Apple today shared an ad that shows how the upgraded Center Stage front camera on the latest iPhones improves the process of taking a group selfie. "Watch how the new front facing camera on iPhone 17 Pro takes group selfies that automatically expand and rotate as more people come into frame," says Apple. While the ad is focused on the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, the regular iPhone... 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It's obvious they don't actually care about security if they won't provide updates to iOS 18 users who still want to stay on iOS 18. Despicable. Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree) HouseLannister Avatar HouseLannister 4 hours ago at 11:04 am There is also an iOS 18.7.5 release that fixes these same vulnerabilities, but once again Apple has chosen to only give it to devices that cannot run iOS 26. Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree) MacMan988 Avatar MacMan988 4 hours ago at 10:54 am Which means we've been using Macs with dozens of security issues Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree) dannyyankou Avatar dannyyankou 4 hours ago at 10:55 am I know people get bored with minor updates, but I think we take for granted sometimes the security updates that iOS gets. They do a good job preventing cyber attacks. Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree) kotaKat Avatar kotaKat 3 hours ago at 11:16 am Hmmmm... I bet they'll come out with 26.4 next. Subscribe to my newsletter for more! Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree) m1maverick Avatar m1maverick 4 hours ago at 11:14 am Which means we've been using Macs with dozens of security issues You still are. 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