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Go to dashboardApple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and visionOS contain an unspecified memory-handling flaw that is triggered when the device processes a maliciously crafted photo or video shared via an iCloud Link. The sources do not say what an attacker gains beyond that, but CISA lists it as actively exploited.
Summary written from the sources below. Check the originals before acting.
First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Multiple Products | vendor | – | – |
| apple ipados | vendor | < 15.8.4 | 15.8.4 |
| apple ipados | vendor | >= 16.0, < 16.7.11 | 16.7.11 |
| apple ipados | vendor | >= 17.0, < 17.7.5 | 17.7.5 |
| apple ipados | vendor | >= 18.0, < 18.3.1 | 18.3.1 |
| apple iphone os |
| vendor |
| < 15.8.4 |
| 15.8.4 |
| apple iphone os | vendor | >= 16.0, <= 16.7.11 | – |
| apple iphone os | vendor | >= 17.0, <= 18.3.1 | – |
| apple macos | vendor | >= 13.0, < 13.7.4 | 13.7.4 |
| apple macos | vendor | >= 14.0, < 14.7.4 | 14.7.4 |
| apple macos | vendor | >= 15.0, < 15.3.1 | 15.3.1 |
| apple visionos | vendor | < 2.3.1 | 2.3.1 |
| apple watchos | vendor | < 11.3.1 | 11.3.1 |
Check the installed OS version on each Apple device (Settings > General > About on iOS/iPadOS; About This Mac on macOS) against Apple's security release notes.
Update iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and visionOS to the latest release from Apple; CISA's required action is to apply the vendor mitigations.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.4, visionOS 2.3.1, watchOS 11.3.1. A logic issue existed when processing a maliciously crafted photo or video shared via an iCloud Link. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.
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