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Apple's latest security update fixes nearly 200 vulnerabilities across Mac, iPhone, Safari, and more

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What just happened? Apple has released major security updates for its consumer-facing operating systems. The latest patches cover macOS Tahoe 26.6, iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6, and visionOS 26.6. The company also issued security fixes for macOS 15 Sequoia and macOS 14 Sonoma to keep older operating systems protected.

macOS Tahoe 26.6 addresses 155 vulnerabilities, including flaws that could enable root privilege escalation, sandbox escapes, and Gatekeeper bypasses. The patches also prevent third-party apps from accessing sensitive user data, gaining root privileges, or fingerprinting users. In addition, they improve Tahoe's memory handling to prevent malicious audio files from corrupting process memory.

The update also addresses buffer overflows, kernel memory corruption, and remote denial-of-service attacks. Apple additionally issued fixes for security flaws that could allow malicious apps to delete files...

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