Apple patches serious ios flaw with latest update, teases siri 2.0

Apple has released iOS 26.4.2 and iPadOS 26.4.2 to address a critical privacy vulnerability affecting iPhones and iPads. The updates were pushed out to fix a bug that could have left sensitive notifications on devices even after the user deleted them.

Logging issue caused notification data leak

The flaw, identified as CVE-2026-28950, stemmed from an issue with how the operating systems log data. Normally, only metadata about a notification would be saved in the logs, not the actual content. However, this bug caused the notification text to be included in the persistent log files.

This could have been problematic because the logs are easier to access than encrypted messages or data protected by a passcode. Forensic tools or malware could potentially exploit this vulnerability to extract notification contents from devices.

Improved data redaction fixes the flaw

Apple has addressed the issue with