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Go to dashboardApple iOS, iPadOS and macOS contain an out-of-bounds write in the Image I/O framework. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA's KEV catalog, and the sources describe an attacker gaining code execution through crafted image processing, which is not explicitly stated.
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 iOS, iPadOS, and macOS | vendor | – | – |
| apple ipados | vendor | < 15.8.5 | 15.8.5 |
| apple ipados | vendor | >= 16.0, < 16.7.12 | 16.7.12 |
| apple ipados | vendor | >= 17.0, < 17.7.10 | 17.7.10 |
| apple ipados | vendor | >= 18.0, < 18.6.2 | 18.6.2 |
| apple iphone os |
| vendor |
| < 15.8.5 |
| 15.8.5 |
| apple iphone os | vendor | >= 16.0, < 16.7.12 | 16.7.12 |
| apple iphone os | vendor | >= 17.0, < 18.6.2 | 18.6.2 |
| apple macos | vendor | >= 13.0, < 13.7.8 | 13.7.8 |
| apple macos | vendor | >= 14.0, < 14.7.8 | 14.7.8 |
| apple macos | vendor | >= 15.0, < 15.6.1 | 15.6.1 |
Check the device OS version under Settings > General > About (iOS/iPadOS) or About This Mac (macOS) and compare it against the fixed release in Apple's security notes.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.5 and iPadOS 15.8.5, iOS 16.7.12 and iPadOS 16.7.12, iOS 18.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 17.7.10, macOS Sequoia 15.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.7.8. Processing a malicious image file may result in memory corruption. 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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