iOS 26.2 Security Update

What iOS 26.2 Fixes

iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, released December 12, 2025, fixes 39 vulnerabilities in 22 parts of the system, according to Apple's security advisory.

Apple says 2 of these flaws — CVE-2025-43529, CVE-2025-14174 — may already have been exploited. That makes iOS 26.2 an update to install now rather than at the weekend.

It has since been superseded: the newest security release for iOS 26 is iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, from October 26, 2026, which includes these fixes.

Grouped by us from the impact Apple gives for each fix; the impact lines below are Apple's own.

Exploited Before the Fix

Apple flags a fix as possibly exploited when it has a credible report that the flaw was used against real people before the patch. These are the reason to update today.

• WebKit Exploited

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. 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. CVE-2025-14174 was also issued in response to this report.

  A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

  CVE-2025-43529

• WebKit Exploited

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption. 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. CVE-2025-43529 was also issued in response to this report.

  A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.

  CVE-2025-14174

Which Devices Get iOS 26.2

Apple lists iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 for: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later.

How to Install iOS 26.2

On the iPhone, open Settings → General → Software Update. If more than one update is offered, the one with the higher version number is the current release; the other is for people who want to stay on the previous major version.

Security fixes are cumulative: any later release for the same version includes these as well, so if you are already past iOS 26.2 there is nothing to do.

Every Fix in iOS 26.2

The rest of Apple's advisory — every fix not already listed above, the most serious kinds first. Each entry is the part of the system affected, Apple's description of the impact and the fix, and the CVE ID.

• Kernel

  An app may be able to gain root privileges

  An integer overflow was addressed by adopting 64-bit timestamps.

  CVE-2025-46285

• App Store

  An app may be able to access sensitive payment tokens

  A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2025-46288

• FaceTime

  Password fields may be unintentionally revealed when remotely controlling a device over FaceTime

  This issue was addressed with improved state management.

  CVE-2025-43542

• iTunes Store

  A user with physical access to an iOS device may be able to bypass Activation Lock

  A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

  CVE-2025-43534

• Mail

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.

  CVE-2025-46311

• MediaExperience

  An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

  A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

  CVE-2025-43475

• Messages

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved privacy controls.

  CVE-2025-46276

• Photos

  Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication

  A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2025-43428

• Screen Time

  An app may be able to access sensitive user data

  A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

  CVE-2025-43538

• Telephony

  An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

  This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.

  CVE-2025-46292

• Calling Framework

  An attacker may be able to spoof their FaceTime caller ID

  An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.

  CVE-2025-46287

• AppleJPEG

  Processing a file may lead to memory corruption

  The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

  CVE-2025-43539

• Foundation

  Processing malicious data may lead to unexpected app termination

  A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

  CVE-2025-43532

• libarchive

  Processing a file may lead to memory corruption

  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-2025-5918

• Multi-Touch

  A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash

  The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

  CVE-2025-43533 CVE-2025-46300 CVE-2025-46301 CVE-2025-46302 CVE-2025-46303 CVE-2025-46304 CVE-2025-46305

• Security

  A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service

  A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-46290

• WebKit

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash

  A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling.

  CVE-2025-43541

• WebKit

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

  A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

  CVE-2025-43536

• WebKit

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2025-43535 CVE-2025-46298

• WebKit

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

  A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2025-43501

• WebKit

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

  A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

  CVE-2025-43531

• WebKit Web Inspector

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

  A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

  CVE-2025-43511

• BiometricKit

  Restoring from a backup may prevent passcode from being required immediately after Face ID enrollment

  A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

  CVE-2025-46286

• Books

  Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files

  A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

  CVE-2025-43537

• curl

  Multiple issues in curl

  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-2024-7264 CVE-2025-9086

• Foundation

  An app may be able to inappropriately access files through the spellcheck API

  A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

  CVE-2025-43518

• Icons

  An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed

  A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

  CVE-2025-46279

• Screen Time

  An app may be able to access a user’s Safari history

  A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

  CVE-2025-46277

• WebKit

  Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose internal states of the app

  A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

  CVE-2025-46299

iOS 26 Security Release History

iOS 26.2 in context: the security releases Apple has published for iOS 26, newest first, with the number of fixes each carried.

The Same Fixes Elsewhere

Apple ships most fixes to every platform that shares the code, and to older versions still under support. These releases close at least one of the same CVEs:

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