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Apple Patches Zero-Day iPhone Hack
12 Feb
Summary
- A critical zero-day vulnerability in iOS has been patched by Apple.
- Google alerted Apple to the memory corruption bug affecting iPhones.
- The exploit was likely used in sophisticated, targeted attacks.
Apple has issued an urgent patch, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, to fix a severe zero-day vulnerability previously exploited by hackers. This critical flaw, identified as CVE-2026-20700, was reported by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which monitors advanced cyber threats.
The vulnerability stems from a memory corruption bug within Apple's Dynamic Link Editor. While not capable of hacking an iPhone on its own, it was reportedly used as part of a chain of exploits. This chain likely included two earlier vulnerabilities patched in December, suggesting a sophisticated attack vector involving maliciously crafted web content.
This type of exploit is often employed by state-sponsored actors to deploy spyware against high-value targets such as politicians or activists. Apple also released patches for macOS, visionOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Users can update their devices manually or enable automatic updates for protection.
