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Apple Patches Over 170 Vulnerabilities Across macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS in May 2026 Security Updates

Summary

On May 11, 2026, Apple released security updates across all its platforms (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS) patching over 170 vulnerabilities spanning critical components like the Kernel, WebKit, Wi-Fi, and mDNSResponder. None are actively exploited. High-severity issues including arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges, root privilege escalation, sandbox escapes, and remote kernel memory corruption.

Take Action:

Time to update all your Apple devices. No actively exploited zero-days this round, but the volume of fixes is significant. Update iOS and iPadOS devices first, then Macs and Apple Watches, then Apple TVs and Vision Pro. Users on older iPhones (XS, XS Max, XR) and iPad 7th generation should update to iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9. Users on even older devices should update to iPadOS 17.7.11, iOS 16.7.16 / iPadOS 16.7.16, or iOS 15.8.8 / iPadOS 15.8.8.


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