Apple Releases iOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 18.6.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1; Bringing a Fix for an Actively-Exploited Security Vulnerability

Apple has today released iOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 18.6.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1; bringing a fix for a security vulnerability that had been actively exploited. Apple has today also released updates for devices on iPadOS 17, macOS 14, and macOS 13.

As reported by MacRumors, iOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 18.6.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 all contain fixes for a security vulnerability that is known to have actively been exploited:

According to Apple's security support documents, memory corruption could result from devices that were sent a malicious image file.

Apple says that it is aware of a report that the issue "may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals."

Mac Rumors further reports that Apple has also released iPadOS 17.7.10, macOS 14.7.8, and macOS 13.7.8.

As these updates were not distributed to external testers prior to their release, we do not have any information on whether they contain any accessibility fixes for blind, def blind, or low vision users at the time of writing. However, as these updates appear to have been released to address a small number of specific issues, we do not expect them to contain any such fixes.

iOS 18.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2 are available via Over-the-Air Update (Settings > General > Software Update) via Finder on a Mac with macOS Catalina or later, or via iTunes on a PC or Mac with macOS Mojave or earlier.

To install macOS Sequoia 15.6.1, choose System Settings from the Apple menu, select General in the table, click Software Update in the scroll area, and click the Update Now button to begin the update process. If other updates are available, you can click the Info button to see details about them and select specific updates to install.