Release record
Release notes
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iOS 14.7.1 fixed a specific ecosystem regression: Touch ID iPhones could again unlock a paired Apple Watch through the Unlock with iPhone feature.[1]
The same release addressed an IOMobileFrameBuffer memory-corruption vulnerability that could permit kernel-level code execution. Apple said it may have been actively exploited.[2]
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Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · IOMobileFrameBuffer; CVE-2021-30807
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Released July 26, 2021
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security · fixed
Apple fixed CVE-2021-30807 and noted awareness of a report that the memory-corruption vulnerability might have been actively exploited.
Recorded at Public
bugFix · fixed
Apple fixed an issue that prevented Touch ID iPhone models from unlocking a paired Apple Watch with Unlock with iPhone enabled.
Recorded at Public
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Public release
The public iOS 14.7.1 maintenance release restored Apple Watch unlocking on Touch ID iPhones and corrected an IOMobileFrameBuffer vulnerability Apple said might have been actively exploited.
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