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
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 27.2.1 or 26.7.3 soon.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 20:50 UTC
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
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| AppleiOS and iPadOS | Affected
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| AppleiOS and iPadOS | Affected
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| ApplemacOS | Affected
| Fixed in
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| ApplemacOS | Affected
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| ApplemacOS | Affected
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| ApplevisionOS | Affected
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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.
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/149715 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149716 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149718 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149719 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149720 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149722 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149724 (opens in a new tab)