iOS 27 and iPadOS 27
Apple released iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 on 14/09/2026. This release fixes security vulnerabilities
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Manufacturer release date: 14/09/2026
Article last updated: 05/10/2026
Sources last checked: 05/10/2026
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What has changed
Who should check
Covers: iPhone / iOS, iPad / iPadOS.
Applies to: iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 4th generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Air 4th generation and later, iPad 9th generation and later, iPad mini 6th generation and later.
We don't know which software your device is running. The steps below show you how to check — then compare what you see with the affected versions listed here.
What to do
On the device, open Settings > General > Software Update and install the version Apple offers.
Updates only reach the model generations Apple lists for each release. Older devices stay on an older branch — check Apple's security releases page for which branch the model receives.
How to check, and how to update
iPhone
Check the version: On your iPhone, open Settings > General > About. The Software Version line shows what's installed.
Install the update: Open Settings > General > Software Update. If an update is listed, follow the instructions to download and install it.
iPad
Check the version: On your iPad, open Settings > General > About. The Software Version line shows what's installed.
Install the update: Open Settings > General > Software Update. If an update is listed, follow the instructions to download and install it.
Menus can differ slightly between models and software versions — if something looks different, follow the manufacturer's official page below.
Apple: Update the software on your iPhone or iPadSecurity fixes in this release
This release fixes 46 vulnerabilities. Updating fixes all of them — the full technical record is collapsed below, open only if you want the detail.
Technical details (46 vulnerabilities)
CVE-2026-43785
Impact: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1) via NIST NVD
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-43695
Impact: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1) via NIST NVD
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-43688
Impact: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-20683
Impact: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, visionOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 7.1 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-64761
Impact: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 7.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-43674
Impact: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 4.6 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-64753
Impact: A permissions issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in Safari 27, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-64756
Impact: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-64752
Impact: A memory corruption issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 7.3 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-65354
Impact: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 8.2 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-65358
Impact: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 4.7 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-65398
Impact: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84527
Impact: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84533
Impact: A cryptographic issue was addressed with improved integrity checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.3 (CVSS 3.1) via NIST NVD
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-65415
Impact: A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 8.1 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84531
Impact: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 6.2 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84534
Impact: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, visionOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84518
Impact: This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 27, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 4.3 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84511
Impact: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84596
Impact: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84600
Impact: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.4 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84603
Impact: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84597
Impact: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84606
Impact: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of identifiers. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 7.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84593
Impact: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84551
Impact: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 4.4 (CVSS 3.1) via NIST NVD
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84575
Impact: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84571
Impact: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 4.3 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84560
Impact: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 6.1 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-86879
Impact: A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-86878
Impact: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-86885
Impact: An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-86893
Impact: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 3.3 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84628
Impact: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84629
Impact: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 7.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84636
Impact: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-86888
Impact: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 3.3 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-86903
Impact: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-86895
Impact: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 7.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-86883
Impact: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of files. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, visionOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-86884
Impact: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84635
Impact: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 27, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-86898
Impact: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 27, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.4 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-86905
Impact: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 5.5 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84609
Impact: A permissions issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
CVE-2026-84625
Impact: A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27.
Affected versions in the official record: iPadOS (versions before 27.0)
Severity: 9.1 (CVSS 3.1)
Source: Official CVE record (CVE List / NVD)
Individual vulnerability details come from the official CVE record (CVE List / NVD) and the manufacturer's own advisory where published.
Official sources
- Apple Support(support.apple.com)
- Apple Support(support.apple.com)
Record history
- 05/10/2026 — updated: Superseded by apple-iphone-ipad-27-0-1 — the current applicable release for these devices.
- 05/10/2026 — published: Initial automated publication from official sources.
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