This document describes the security content of iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5.
For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the Apple security releases page.
Apple security documents reference vulnerabilities by CVE-ID when possible.
For more information about security, see the Apple Product Security page.
Released February 11, 2026
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information
Description: An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-20645: Loh Boon Keat
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-43537: piffz, Daniel Nurkin, Sadman Adib, Mohamed Hamdadou & Mahran Alhazmi, Hichem Maloufi, Christian Mina, Gerson Aldaz, qwerty j0y & Ricardo Garcia, Dorian Del Valle
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: A remote user may be able to write arbitrary files
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic.
CVE-2026-20660: Amy (amys.website)
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-20611: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20609: Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit)
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20634: George Karchemsky (@gkarchemsky) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2026-20675: George Karchemsky (@gkarchemsky) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20671: Xin'an Zhou, Juefei Pu, Zhutian Liu, Zhiyun Qian, Zhaowei Tan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Mathy Vanhoef
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps
Description: The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging.
CVE-2026-20663: Zhongcheng Li from IES Red Team
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2025-59375
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20671: Xin'an Zhou, Juefei Pu, Zhutian Liu, Zhiyun Qian, Zhaowei Tan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Mathy Vanhoef
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-20655: Richard Hyunho Im (@richeeta) at Route Zero Security (routezero.security)
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Turning off "Load remote content in messages” may not apply to all mail previews
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20673: an anonymous researcher
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links.
CVE-2026-20677: Ron Masas of BreakPoint.SH
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-20616: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2025-43533: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-46300: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-46301: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-46302: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-46303: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-46304: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-46305: Google Threat Analysis Group
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to access a user's Safari history
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2026-20656: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2026-20628: Noah Gregory (wts.dev)
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-20678: Óscar García Pérez, Stanislav Jelezoglo
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An attacker may be able to discover a user’s deleted notes
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-20682: Viktor Lord Härringtón
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.
CVE-2026-20653: Enis Maholli (enismaholli.com)
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: The issue was addressed with additional restrictions on the observability of app states.
CVE-2026-20680: an anonymous researcher
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20641: Gongyu Ma (@Mezone0)
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2026-20606: LeminLimez
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to crash a system process
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20605: @cloudlldb of @pixiepointsec
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-20661: Dalibor Milanovic
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 303357
CVE-2026-20608: HanQing from TSDubhe and Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 303959
CVE-2026-20652: Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon)
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 303444
CVE-2026-20644: HanQing from TSDubhe and Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)
WebKit Bugzilla: 304661
CVE-2026-20635: EntryHi
Available for: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20621: Wang Yu of Cyberserval
We would like to acknowledge George Karchemsky (@gkarchemsky) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Fabiano Anemone for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge EntryHi, Stanislav Fort of Aisle Research, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser) of Solidlab and Jorian Woltjer for their assistance.