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Go to dashboardApple's advisory says an app can modify protected parts of the file system because symlinks were handled incorrectly. The flaw is fixed in the listed iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS releases.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-26 21:55 UTC. All times on this page are UTC.
Anyone running an affected Apple OS version on a device that installs third-party apps. The sources do not describe which app setups or configurations make a device more exposed, and they do not name a managed or enterprise-only condition.
No product ranges from the sources yet.
26.7.2 for iOS, iPadOS and macOS Tahoe, and 15.8.2 for macOS Sequoia.26.7.2 or later, or to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.26.7.2, macOS Sequoia to 15.8.2, or move to macOS Golden Gate 27.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 handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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