Security · Updated 27 Oct, 07:29 pm IST
Apple backports CoreGraphics zero-day patch to older iPhones and iPads
Why it matters for readers: This shows a real‑world exploit was active and that Apple is extending fixes to older hardware, so installing updates is important.
- Apple backported security patches to older iPhone and iPad models to address an exploited CoreGraphics vulnerability.12
- The flaw is an out‑of‑bounds write in CoreGraphics (CVE-2026-86950) that could allow arbitrary code execution when processing a malicious file.12
- Meta Product Security discovered the weakness, and Apple previously patched it in September for newer OS versions before extending fixes to older devices.12
- Apple said the vulnerability may have been exploited in extremely sophisticated, targeted attacks and recommended installing the updates.1
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