Most Apple users are thinking about iOS 26 at the moment, which is logical, because it is the new exciting toy that arrives at devices from around the world.
However, while you wait, you should certainly not ignore the recently published iOS 18.6 because it discusses a total of 24 critical security defects which are essential to ensure the safety of your phone, as indicated on the Apple assistance site.
If you feel like you can ignore this iOS version to the big version, it’s time to reconsider this position and update your phone.
IOS 18.6 – What are the security corrections?
Some of these security fixes are minor, while others are much more important.
Anyway, they are all worth it to download iOS 18.6 on your device. Fixed vulnerability could allow an application to access data sensitive to users. Another could lead to the reading of an access code aloud by the voiceover. There is even the potential for the usurpation of the address bar – frightening stuff.
Here is the complete list of corrected vulnerabilities, affected systems and CVE code:
- The password can be read aloud by Voiceover in accessibility (CVE-2025-31229)
- Privacy indicators for access to the microphone or camera may not be displayed correctly in accessibility (CVE-2025-43217)
- An analysis of a file can lead to an unexpected termination of the application In AFCLIP (CVE-2025-43186)
- An unavied user may be able to modify restricted network settings In CFNETWORD (CVE-2025-43223)
- The processing of a mischievously manufactured audio file can cause memory corruption In Corio (CVE-2025-43277)
- The processing of a maliciously manufactured multimedia file can cause an unexpected application termination or a corrupt process memory In Coremedia (CVE-2025-43210)
- An application may be able to access data sensitive to users In Coremedia Playback (CVE-2025-43230)
- Maliciously handling artisanal content treatment can lead to an unexpected safari crash In USI (CVE-2025-43209)
- The processing of a maliciously manufactured image can lead to the disclosure of process memory In Imageio (CVE-2025-43226)
- The processing of a file can lead to the corruption of memory in Libnetcore (CVE-2025-43202)
- The processing of a file can lead to the corruption of memory in LIBXML2 (CVE-2025-7425)
- Maliciously leading artisanal content treatment can lead to the corruption of memory in LIBXSLT (CVE-2025-7424)
- Remote content can be loaded even when the “load remote images” parameter is disabled In mail projects (CVE-2025-31276)
- The processing of a maliciously developed texture can lead to an end to the unexpected application in metal (CVE-2025-43234)
- The processing of a maliciously manufactured multimedia file can cause an unexpected application termination or a corrupt process memory In the E / S model (CVE-2025-43224 and CVE-2025-43221)
- The processing of a maliciously craft file can result in the termination of the unexpected application In the E / S model (CVE-2025-31281)
- Visiting a malicious website can lead to sending it to the usurpation of the bars In Webkit (CVE-2025-43228)
- Maliciously handling artisanal content can disclose sensitive user information In Webkit (CVE-2025-43227)
- Maliciously leading artisanal content treatment can lead to the corruption of memory In Webkit (CVE-2025-31278, CVE-2025-31277 and CVE-2025-31273)
- Maliciously handling artisanal content treatment can lead to an unexpected safari crash In Webkit (CVE-2025-43214, CVE-2025-43213 and CVE-2025-43212)
- Web content processing can lead to a denial of service In Webkit (CVE-2025-43211)
- Handcrafted web content can disclose the internal states of the application In Webkit (CVE-2025-43265)
- Maliciously handling artisanal content treatment can lead to an unexpected safari crash In Webkit (CVE-2025-43216)
- Maliciously handling artisanal content treatment can lead to an unexpected safari crash In Webkit (CVE-2025-6558)
There are serious problems listed above, and given the ease of updating your phone to the latest version of iOS, it is really worth taking some time to make sure you are protected from all the problems described above.
