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Apple has switched its recommended software update in Settings to iOS 27.0.1 for devices still running iOS 26, after initially keeping iOS 26.7 as the featured option when iOS 27 launched September 14. Users can still choose to remain on iOS 26, but iOS 27.0.1 now appears prominently under Software Update rather than tucked into an 'Also Available' section.
Apple has issued iOS 26.7.1 for devices still on iOS 26 or earlier to fix a security vulnerability in its CoreGraphics framework. The company says the flaw may have been exploited in a highly sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals, and could allow arbitrary code execution. Users on iOS 27 are unaffected but should still install iOS 27.0.1 to stay current.
Apple issued iOS 26.7.1 for iPhones that haven't updated to iOS 27, alongside iOS 27.0.1, iPadOS 27.0.1 and several macOS updates. The update fixes a single CoreGraphics vulnerability, CVE-2026-86950, an out-of-bounds write bug that could allow arbitrary code execution when processing a malicious file, which Apple says was exploited in a highly sophisticated attack on specific targeted individuals.
Apple has stopped authorizing installs of iOS 26.6.2, meaning iPhone users who already updated to iOS 27 can no longer officially revert to iOS 26. The move closes off the last signed pathway back to iOS 26, even though Apple released iOS 26.7 last week without offering a restore image for iPhones.
Apple released iOS 26.7 as a smaller companion update on the same day it launched iOS 27, giving iPhone owners who aren't ready to upgrade a way to stay current on security. The update carries no new features, only security fixes, and full patch details are expected to be published by Apple shortly.