iOS 26 & Co.: Apple closes many gaps – even in old versions

With the updates published last night on iOS 26, Ipados 26 MacOS 26 TAHOE, WATCHOS 26, VISIONOS 26 and TVOS 26, Apple has also fixed a lot of safety -relevant errors. Updates were also played out for older versions of the operating systems, which also contain security fixes. So users should bring their systems up to date as soon as possible. In iOS 26 and iPados 26 If a total of 26 more closer holes are stuffed-there are over 40 (!) “Credit only” information on gaps, to which Apple has so far only called the areas in which they are stuck but do not report any further information.

Numerous gaps without more detailed information from Apple

The iOS and iPad problems carried out by Apple are in almost all system areas-from the neural engine to the kernel or okit to the browser engine webkit. Apple does not indicate any gaps that have already been used. Many of the bugs allow crashes, draining data (including keyboard attacks via launch services) and other forms of attack. Since Apple does not describe many of the gaps in more detail, many strangers remain in terms of total risk.

Apple delivers to users who do not want to update immediately to iOS 26 and iPados 26 iOS 18.7 and iPados 18.7 out of. Unfortunately, they only stuff a fraction of the gaps that were remedied in iOS 26 and iPados 26. Apple only mentions eleven areas with more details plus five “credit only” bugs. UNSIGHT: Apple goes with it iOS 16.7.12 and iPados 16.7.12 as well as iOS 15.8.5 and iPados 15.8.5 Only now updates for these very old systems that close a gap that has been known for a long time that is already being exploited.

Over 70 holes in MacOS 26 TAHOO

MacOS 26 alias Tahoe Comes with over 70 (!) Of Apple in more detailed safety -relevant bugfixes. There are also over 40 “Credit only” gaps without further details. Apple does not provide information about bugs that have already been used, and here too the system is affected in full width. Among other things, kernel, open source components of various kinds, medialibrary, migration kit, music, notification center and much more affect gaps. Crashes, denial of service attacks, data drains and more are possible. Here, too, you do not know which (even) more serious problems are in the “Credit only” bugs in question.

Apple continues MacOS 15.7 aka Sequoia For users who do not want to switch to Taoe right away. (Sometimes release notes from MacOS 15.4 appear here-but these are not voted.) There are over 30 remedied safety-relevant errors in the update. There are also six “credit only” bugs. As with the other systems: only with the complete upgrade to the latest version is fully secured. Apple also provides MacOS 14.8 aka Sonoma Ready, which also only closes a subset of the gaps. MacOS 15 and 14 users also get An update to Safari 26 provided that is part of MacOS 26. Various web kit bugs are fixed here.

Watchos 26, TVOS 26, Visionos 26 – Plus Xcode

Apple continues to fix a whole range of security problems In tvos 26,, Watchos 26 and Visionos 26 – As usual, there are overlaps with the other updates. Apple traditionally does not provide updates for older variants of these operating systems, so users are forced to update in order to be protected.

After all, Apple still has Xcode 26 (Programming environment) published, which, among other things, should prevent a remote code execution gap, sandbox eruptions and crashes.