by Pieter Arntz at Malwarebytes Lab
Apple has released security updates for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, Apple TVs, Safari, and Xcode, fixing nearly 50 security flaws. Some of these bugs could let cybercriminals see your private data, take control of parts of your device, or break key security protections.
Installing these updates as soon as possible keeps your personal information—and everything else on your Apple devices—safe from attack.
What caught our eye
Although Apple never releases full details before everyone has had a chance to apply the updates, two serious security flaws stand out:
- CVE-2025-43442: This vulnerability is a permission issue which is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1. It could allow an app to identify which other apps a user has installed. You can imagine that if a banking Trojan—like this one on Android—can see which banking apps and crypto wallets someone uses they can maximize their social engineering strategies to target that user.
- CVE‑2025‑43455: This is a privacy issue in watchOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, iOS 26.1, and iPadOS 26.1. It allows malicious apps to capture screenshots of sensitive information in embedded views. Apple addressed this by tightening privacy checks and isolation policies.
Updates for your particular device
This table shows which updates are available and points you to the relevant security content fot that operating system (OS)…
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