… Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen Apple issue multiple updates to older versions of iOS, addressing two exploits known as Coruna which affects devices running iOS 13 through iOS 17.2.1 and DarkSword which affects iPhones running iOS 18.4-18.7 . …
Apple rolls out iOS and iPadOS updates for older devices U Marcus Mendes | Mar 11 2026 - 3:01 pm PT | Mar 11 2026 - 3:01 pm PT Apple is rolling out system updates for older iPhones and iPads that are no longer supported by the latest versions of iOS and iPadOS. …
Stolen Device Protection now enabled by default for enterprise devices in iOS 26.4.1 Marcus Mendes | Apr 8 2026 - 4:11 pm PT | Apr 8 2026 - 4:11 pm PT Apple confirms that Stolen Device Protection will be enabled by default for enterprise devices updating from iOS 26.4 to iOS 26.4.1, and from iPadOS… …
… In a nutshell, the exploit leverages five full iOS exploit chains and 23 vulnerabilities on devices running iOS 13 through iOS 17.2.1. Earlier today, Apple released iOS 16.7.15, iOS 15.8.7, iPadOS 16.7.15, and iPadOS 15.8.7, stating only that the system updates contained “important security fixes”. …
… The company also debuted new software updates today for old iOS, macOS, iPadOS, and watchOS versions, including iOS 18.7.7 and more. iOS 18.7.7 and more OS updates focus on security fixes If you use any Apple devices, there’s a very good chance you have new software updates available to install tod… …
… According to GTIG, the CVEs associated with DarkSword include: CVE-2025-31277 patched in iOS 18.6 CVE-2026-20700 patched in iOS 26.3 CVE-2025-43529 patched in iOS 18.7.3 and iOS 26.2 CVE-2025-14174 patched in iOS 18.7.3 and iOS 26.2 CVE-2025-43510 patched in iOS 18.7.2 and iOS 26.1 CVE-2025-43520 p… …
… Apple is also still updating iOS 18 with iOS 18.7.6 released this month. Older devices not capable of running iOS 18 or later should be on iOS 15.8.7 and iOS 16.7.15 to have the latest security updates. Apple also released the first Background Security Improvement for multiple devices this week. …
… There are, however, iPhone users with a device that can run iOS 26, but who have chosen not to update. These people remain exposed to the DarkSword exploit, as the last iOS 18 update released for all iPhones was iOS 18.7.3 in December. …
… Apple is also testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging and an e nhanced video podcast experience . iOS 26.4 enables Stolen Device Detection by default , and iOS 26’s CarPlay video support is seeing progress. iOS 26.4 beta 2 further tweaked some upcoming changes . …
… From its webpage covering iOS 26.4.2 security updates: Notification Services Impact: Notifications marked for deletion could be unexpectedly retained on the device Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. …
