Apple releases iOS 26.7.1 for iPhone with a security fix
Apple has released iOS 26.7.1 for iPhones that have not upgraded to iOS 27. The update fixes a vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted file.
Apple has released iOS 26.7.1 for iPhones that remain on the previous operating-system branch. The update includes security and bug fixes.
Apple says it addressed an out-of-bounds write issue through improved bounds checking.
Vulnerability could enable code execution
Processing a maliciously crafted file could lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple said it is aware of a report that the issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on iOS versions before iOS 27.
The update is available for iPhone 11 and later. Apple also lists support for specific iPad models: the third-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro and later, first-generation 11-inch iPad Pro and later, third-generation iPad Air and later, eighth-generation iPad and later, and fifth-generation iPad mini and later.
Apple released iOS 26.7.1 two weeks after launching iOS 27. The company separately released iOS 27.0.1 and other bug-fix updates for devices running the newer software.
What we know
- iOS 26.7.1 fixes a vulnerability on iPhones that have not upgraded to iOS 27.
- A maliciously crafted file could have enabled arbitrary code execution.
- Apple said the flaw may have been used in an attack against specific individuals.
- The update is available for iPhone 11 and later.
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