Apple Updates Legacy iOS Versions to Patch Coruna Exploits

Apple published new security advisories on Wednesday, informing iPhone and iPad users that updates are available for legacy versions of iOS and iPadOS to address the recently disclosed Coruna exploits.

In early March 2026, researchers from Google and iVerify disclosed the details of a sophisticated exploit kit dubbed Coruna. Described as ‘nation-state grade’, Coruna enables mass exploitation against Apple’s iOS ecosystem. 

This toolkit, which packs 23 individual exploits organized into five complete attack chains, has been quietly circulating in the cyber underground, enabling hackers to compromise iPhones running versions from iOS 13.0 (launched in September 2019) up to 17.2.1 (released in December 2023).

The experts warned that its advanced techniques mark it as one of the most potent mobile threats observed in recent years.

The Coruna kit’s origins trace back to commercial surveillance vendors, where it was initially deployed for targeted monitoring operations. From there ...