Apple Just Dropped A Security Update For All Its Platforms

With iOS 26 coming wrong nan adjacent period aliases so, Apple doesn't person galore reasons near to update iOS 18. But this is 1 of them. The institution pushed a information update for its platforms connected Wednesday. iOS 18.6.2 patches a vulnerability related to image processing.

Apple's information notes opportunity nan update plugs a spread related to Image I/O. (That's a improvement framework for reference and penning image data.) "Processing a malicious image record whitethorn consequence successful representation corruption," nan institution wrote. Apple said nan vulnerability whitethorn person been exploited successful "an highly blase onslaught against circumstantial targeted individuals."

The ecosystem-wide update encompasses iOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 18.6.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1. There are besides balanced updates for iPads and Macs stuck connected older firmware versions.

It can't wounded to update your instrumentality arsenic soon arsenic you get nan chance. Head to Settings > General > Software Update, and occurrence away.