Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. A malicious application may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Apple iOS and iPadOS
0 to < 18.7.2affected0 to < 26.1affected
Apple macOS
0 to < 14.8.2affected0 to < 15.7.2affected0 to < 26.1affected
Apple tvOS
0 to < 26.1affected
Apple visionOS
0 to < 26.1affected
Apple watchOS
0 to < 26.1affected
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125632 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125633 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125637 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125638 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125639 ↗
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/darksword-ios-exploit-chain/ ↗
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-43520 ↗