Apple security updates
This document outlines security updates for Apple products.
For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.
This document describes recent updates and releases.
Obtaining Mac OS X
Information about obtaining OS X (client) can be found here. Information about obtaining OS X Server can be found here.
Software updates for OS X are available via:
- Software Update preferences
- Apple Downloads
Apple Product Security PGP Key
For information, see How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key.
Security updates
Name and information link
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Released for
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Release date
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Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
18 Sept 2013
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OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later |
17 Sept 2013
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Mac OS X v10.6.8 |
12 Sept 2013
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 and v10.8.4 |
12 Sept 2013
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AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n, AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n, Time Capsule |
13 Aug 2013
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 |
02 July 2013
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 or later, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later |
18 June 2013
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OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3 |
04 June 2013
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Mac OS X 10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 and v10.8.3 |
04 June 2013
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Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
22 May 2013
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Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
16 May 2013
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 or later, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later |
16 Apr 2013
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OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3 |
16 Apr 2013
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Apple TV 2nd generation and later |
19 Mar 2013
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iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later |
19 Mar 2013
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OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 |
14 Mar 2013
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Mac OS X 10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 and v10.8.2 |
14 Mar 2013
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 or later, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later |
04 Mar 2013
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 or later, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later |
19 Feb 2013
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OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later |
04 Feb 2013
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Mac OS X v10.6.8 |
01 Feb 2013
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Apple TV 2nd generation and later |
28 Jan 2013
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iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later |
28 Jan 2013
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Apple TV 2nd generation and later |
28 Nov 2012
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Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
05 Nov 2012
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OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 |
01 Nov 2012
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iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later |
01 Nov 2012
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 or later, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later |
16 Oct 2012
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Apple TV 2nd generation and later |
24 Sept 2012
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OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later |
19 Sept 2012
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OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 and v10.8.1 |
19 Sept 2012
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Mac OS X 10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 to v10.7.4, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 and v10.8.1 |
19 Sept 2012
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iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch (4th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later |
19 Sept 2012
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Apple Remote Desktop 3.0 or later |
17 Sept 2012
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Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
12 Sept 2012
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 or later, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later |
05 Sept 2012
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Apple Remote Desktop 3.0 or later |
20 Aug 2012
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OS X Lion v10.7.4 and later |
25 July 2012
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OS X Lion v10.7.4 |
25 July 2012
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.4 |
12 June 2012
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Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
11 June 2012
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Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
15 May 2012
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Mac OS X v10.5 to 10.5.8 (Intel) |
14 May 2012
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Mac OS X v10.5 to 10.5.8 (Intel) |
14 May 2012
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.4, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
09 May 2012
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Mac OS X 10.6.8, Mac OS X Server 10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 to v10.7.3, OS X Lion Server v10.7 to v10.7.3 |
09 May 2012
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iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iPad (1st generation), iPad (2nd generation), iPad (3rd generation) |
07 May 2012
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OS X Lion v10.7 or later |
13 Apr 2012
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.3 |
12 Apr 2012
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.3 |
03 Apr 2012
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.3, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
12 Mar 2012
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Apple TV (2nd generation) |
07 Mar 2012
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iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iPad, iPad 2 |
07 Mar 2012
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Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
07 Mar 2012
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 to v10.7.2 |
01 Feb 2012
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Mac OS X v10.5 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
14 Nov 2011
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AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n, AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n, Time Capsule |
10 Nov 2011
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iOS 3.0 through 5.0 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, iOS 3.1 through 5.0 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 5.0 for iPad, iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2 |
10 Nov 2011
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, Mac OS X v10.7.2 |
08 Nov 2011
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Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
26 Oct 2011
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iOS |
12 Oct 2011
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iOS |
12 Oct 2011
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.2, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
12 Oct 2011
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 and v10.7.1 |
12 Oct 2011
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Apple TV 4.0 through 4.3 |
12 Oct 2011
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iOS 3.0 through 4.3.5 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, iOS 3.1 through 4.3.5 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 4.3.5 for iPad |
12 Oct 2011
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Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
11 Oct 2011
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Mac OS X v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.1 |
09 Sept 2011
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Mac OS X v10.5.8, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
03 Aug 2011
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iOS 3.0 through 4.3.4 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (GSM model), iOS 3.1 through 4.3.4 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 4.3.4 for iPad |
25 July 2011
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iPhone 4 (CDMA model) |
25 July 2011
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iWork 9.0 through 9.0.5 |
20 July 2011
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Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP |
20 July 2011
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Mac OS X v10.5.8 |
20 July 2011
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iOS 4.2.5 through 4.2.8 for iPhone 4 (CDMA model) |
15 July 2011
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iOS 3.0 through 4.3.3 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (GSM model), iOS 3.1 through 4.3.3 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 4.3.3 for iPad |
15 July 2011
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Mac OS X v10.5.8 |
28 June 2011
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Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later |
28 June 2011
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Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6 - v10.6.7 |
23 June 2011
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Mac OS X v10.6.7 |
31 May 2011
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Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
18 Apr 2011
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Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.7 |
14 Apr 2011
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Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.5 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP |
14 Apr 2011
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iOS 4.2.5 through 4.2.6 for iPhone 4 (CDMA model) |
14 Apr 2011
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iOS 3.0 through 4.3.1 for iPhone 3GS and later, iOS 3.1 through 4.3.1 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 4.3.1 for iPad |
14 Apr 2011
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Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6 - v10.6.6 |
21 Mar 2011
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Apple TV 4.0 and 4.1 |
09 Mar 2011
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Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.5 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP |
09 Mar 2011
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iOS 3.0 through 4.2.1 for iPhone 3GS and later, iOS 3.1 through 4.2.1 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 4.2.1 for iPad |
09 Mar 2011
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Mac OS X v10.5.8 |
08 Mar 2011
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Mac OS X v10.6.6 |
08 Mar 2011
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Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later |
02 Mar 2011
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Mac OS X v10.6 - v10.6.5 |
06 Jan 2011
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Note: For information about earlier security updates, see these documents:
- Apple security updates (2010)
- Apple security updates (15-Jan-2008 to 03-Dec-2009)
- Apple security updates (25-Jan-2005 to 21-Dec-2007)
- Apple security updates (03-Oct-2003 to 11-Jan-2005)
- Apple security updates (August, 2003 and earlier)
Additional Information
Security updates are usually incorporated into later Software Updates
Security updates released for Mac OS X are usually incorporated into the next Mac OS X Software Update.
Security updates may also be available for software released independently from Mac OS X. Software Updates are packaged in a manner to keep systems secure. Security updates are only offered to systems that need the update, and not to later versions that have incorporated the Security Update. For more information, see the "Some, but not all, updates are displayed" section of this document.