Screenshot iOS 26.2 fixes 26 flaws in Apple’s iOS software, two of which are already being used in real attacks.
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Apple has released iOS 26.2, along with a warning to update your iPhone now. That’s because iOS 26.2 fixes 26 flaws in Apple’s iOS software, two of which are already being used in real attacks.
Apple isn’t giving many details about what’s being fixed in iOS 26.2, to give iPhone users as much time as possible to update before attackers can get the details. However, it does reveal that iOS 26.2 fixes two flaws in WebKit, the engine that powers the Safari browser, which “may have been exploited in a highly sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS prior to iOS 26.”
Tracked as CVE-2025-43529 and CVE-2025-14174the two already exploited issues fixed in iOS 26.2 are related. The first flaw could lead to arbitrary code execution if a user interacts with maliciously crafted web content. “CVE-2025-14174 was also issued in response to this report,” Apple said in a support page.
Apple’s iOS 26.2 also fixes a vulnerability in the iPhone kernel, tracked as CVE-2025-46285, that could allow an app to gain root privileges.
iOS 26.2 comes with reports of iPhone spyware
The release of iOS 26.2 comes as Apple confirms that its devices are being targeted by spyware. The iPhone maker has sent cyber threat alerts to users in at least 80 countries, warning them that they are being targeted by the hidden malware.
Spyware is highly targeted and targets a specific subset of iPhone users, including dissidents, journalists and businesses active in certain sectors. However, when it’s on your device, it can see and hear everything you do, even through encrypted apps like WhatsApp.
Why You Should Update Your iPhone to iOS 26.2 Now
Apple’s iOS 26.2 also comes with a number of cool new features, many of which offer a boost to your iPhone’s security. In iOS 26.2, Apple will add improvements to Enhanced Security Notifications — and that’s in addition to the Background Security Enhancements feature already dropped in iOS 26.1.
Apple’s iOS 26.2 also adds new options for the controversial Liquid Glass feature, Podcast improvements, offline lyrics support in Apple Music, sleep score revisions, reminder alarms, and AirPods Live Translation in the EU.
Notably, both of the WebKit issues fixed in iOS 26.2 were used in versions prior to iOS 26, making it imperative that you upgrade your iPhone now. Apple released iOS 18.7.3 alongside iOS 26.2, which means you can update your iPhone and fix dangerous flaws if you’d rather stick with an older version.
So what are you waiting for? Go to Settings > General > Software Update and update to iOS 26.2 or iOS 18.7.3 now.
