# SZB-fdab5e09d5: Apple patches iMessage flaws that expose group chat messages

Apple said it released updates to fix an iMessage flaw that could let a remote attacker join a group chat and receive its messages. The same updates also fix a separate iMessage flaw that could let a person added to a group read messages sent before they joined.

- Type: Early warning
- Kind: Vulnerability
- Vendor: Apple
- Product: iMessage
- Status: Reported, not confirmed
- Sources: 1 distinct
- First seen: 2026-11-10 10:58 UTC

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## What to do

- Update iPhone, iPad, and Mac to the latest Apple software release
- Go to Settings \> General \> Software Update to confirm the update installed
- Review group chat membership for unfamiliar participants

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10 10:16 UTC: Made public by The Hacker News
- 2026-11-10 10:58 UTC: First seen by cve.now

## Evidence (1 source)

- 2026-11-10 · Press · [The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/apple-patches-imessage-group-chat.html): “An iMessage flaw could let a remote attacker join a group chat and receive its messages, Apple said yesterday, and it released updates to fix it.”

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## Questions about SZB-fdab5e09d5

### Has Apple confirmed it?

The Hacker News reports it. No statement from Apple has reached cve.now yet.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/apple-patches-imessage-group-chat.html

### What should Apple users do?

Update iPhone, iPad, and Mac to the latest Apple software release. Go to Settings > General > Software Update to confirm the update installed. Review group chat membership for unfamiliar participants.

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- Browse: [Early warnings](https://cve.now/early-warnings.md)

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