Leaked “DarkSword” exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers.
Leaked “DarkSword” exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers.
The right thing for Apple to do here, is patch all devices. But they won’t do that. So… ok
Apple did release updates for end of life iOS versions going back to version 15 because of this, for devices going back as far as the original iPhone SE and iPhone 6S, which are well over ten years old.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/100100
https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/11/apple-rolls-out-ios-and-ipados-updates-for-older-devices/
While I do know they support older devices better than some others, the article said anything 18 and below is vulnerable. Some of the latest updates in your linked page are only up to 16.7.14.
Edit. I’m also not suggesting they must support 16 year old devices. Only that it would be the right thing here. Not expected, though.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43010
If the new version targets more devices I’d expect them to release similar updates.
Edit: I’m not sure if that’s the relevant DarkSword CVE but it is the one for the latest security update. https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/mobile/2026/03/a-darksword-hangs-over-unpatched-iphones claims DarkSword only affects 18.4 through 18.7 (and of course 26.0 until 26.3), and https://www.pcmag.com/news/update-your-iphone-now-new-darksword-hack-targets-older-ios-18-versions claims it was patched in 18.7.6 (whose security disclosure has not been published).
Apple has longer support for updates than any other manufacturer. This exploit is for iOS 18 and it was already patched for most users on most devices by the time we are hearing about it.
Fuck I don’t have blobs for 18
Specifically 18.4 to 18.7. I’m still on 18.1, so presumably not vulnerable to DarkSword. And Coruna is iOS 13 to 17.2.1. So even on 18.1 there’s no jailbreak on the immediate horizon.