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CVE-2026-113960: Apple iOS and iPadOS · A user added to an iMessage group may be able to access messages sent before they joined

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 27.2.1 or 26.7.3 soon.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 20:50 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in 27.2.1, 26.7.3, 15.8.3

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade iOS and iPadOS to 27.2.1 or 26.7.3; macOS to 27.2.1, 26.7.3 or 15.8.3; visionOS and watchOS to 27.2.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <27.2.1
Fixed in
  • 27.2.1
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <26.7.3
Fixed in
  • 26.7.3
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <27.2.1
Fixed in
  • 27.2.1
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <26.7.3
Fixed in
  • 26.7.3
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <15.8.3
Fixed in
  • 15.8.3
ApplevisionOSAffected
  • <27.2.1
Fixed in
  • 27.2.1

AI-suggested

Apply the official fixes by updating to iOS 26.7.3 or later, iPadOS 26.7.3 or later, macOS Sequoia 15.8.3 or later, and the corresponding fixed versions for other affected Apple operating systems. The vulnerability is resolved in these versions.

Description

A vulnerability in Apple iMessage allows a user added to a group chat to access messages sent before they joined. This issue affects multiple Apple operating systems and has been fixed in recent updates.

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