Apple Sends Lock Screen Alerts to Outdated iPhones Over Active Web-Based Exploits

Apple is now sending Lock Screen notifications to iPhones and iPads running older versions of iOS and iPadOS to alert users of web-based attacks and urge them to install the update. The development was first reported by MacRumors. "Apple is aware of attacks targeting out-of-date iOS software,...

CVE-2025-43309

CVE-2025-43309 describes a logic issue in iOS/iPadOS that could allow a physically proximate attacker to view lock-screen notification contents. Affected software is iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. Root cause cited as a logic/checks issue; Apple patched this with the iOS 26 / iPadOS 26 security updates. Im...