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Apple Backports Fix for Exploited CoreGraphics Flaw to Older iPhones and iPads

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Apple Backports Fix for Exploited CoreGraphics Flaw to Older iPhones and iPads

Apple on Monday backported fixes for a high-severity security flaw that was exploited in real-world cyber attacks to older devices.

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-86950 (CVSS score: 8.8), is an out-of-bounds write affecting CoreGraphics that could result in arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted file.

Patches for the flaw were released last month by Apple in versions iOS 26.7.1, iPadOS 26.7.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1, acknowledging that it may have been exploited in sophisticated attacks against specific individuals using devices running iOS before iOS 27.

The fixes have now been expanded to include iOS 18.7.11 and iPadOS 18.7.11, which support iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad 7th generation, iPad Air 4th generation and later, iPad 9th generation and later, and iPad mini 6th generation and later.

"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 27," the company said.

iOS 18.7.11 and iPadOS 18.7.11 also address a logic issue in Audio (CVE-2026-65339) that could be exploited by an app to leak sensitive user information and an access vulnerability in CoreMedia (CVE-2026-86990) that could be abused by a malicious app to access the camera without user permission.

2 , fixing hundreds of vulnerabilities, including many in AppleAVD, CoreAudio, ImageIO, kernel, Model I/O, Screen Sharing Server, Spotlight, StorageKit, and WebKit.



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