Apple's iOS 26.4.2 fixes a bug allowing deleted notifications to be retained on iPhone. The update ensures notifications cannot be retrieved and retroactively purges stored copies, addressing a reported logging issue.

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Apple has introduced refreshed child safety capabilities in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 that broaden parental oversight of content, contacts, and usage limits. The tools, shaped by input from experts including the American Academy of Pediatrics, include streamlined account setup, Ask to Browse approvals, wider Communication Safety measures, Time Allowances, and an updated Screen Time view.
iOS 27.1 will be released by October 23 to coincide with the iPhone Duo launch and bring Siri AI support for five new languages. The update is also expected to deliver two features that Apple delayed from the initial iOS 27 release.
Apple has released iOS 27. Siri AI begins in English beta with daily usage limits, and Apple Intelligence features are not initially available in the EU or China while Apple works through regulatory requirements. The update also brings performance gains, Liquid Glass refinements, iPhone Handoff, and U.S.-only Apple Cash bill splitting.
NVD published two more high-severity CVE records for IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 on September 25: CVE-2026-85542 (CVSS 8.8), a command injection bug, and CVE-2026-85029 (CVSS 7.5), a path traversal flaw. IBM lists fix pack SqlGuard_12.0p233.
Microsoft Office Outlook has an integer overflow flaw, CVE-2026-100208, that could let an unauthorized attacker run code over a network. Microsoft scores it 7.5 (High), and an attack needs user interaction.