Release record
Release notes
Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.
visionOS 26.3 reached the public channel on February 11, 2026. visionOS 26.3 was a maintenance release for Apple Vision Pro that Apple described as providing important bug fixes and security updates, without a named consumer feature list.[1][2]
The version-specific advisory covers privilege boundaries, media processing, networking, privacy, sandboxing, and dynamic-loader security. Its exploitation statement is expressly about versions of iOS before iOS 26.[3]
Source ledger
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Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · visionOS 26.3 — Released 2026-02-11
Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · visionOS 26.3 — security content
Documented & observed
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Release changes
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bugFix · fixed
The first retained visionOS 26.3 beta state marks unreliable GCTouchedStateInput values on the named controllers as resolved.
Recorded at Beta 1
security · fixed
The update corrected ImageIO information-disclosure paths, CoreAudio and CoreMedia memory issues, and Model I/O bounds handling.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
The release tightened sandbox permissions, symbolic-link handling in Messages, directory-path validation in Shortcuts, and related sensitive-data boundaries.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
Apple fixed kernel privilege, stability, and traffic-interception issues together with Bluetooth denial of service and CFNetwork arbitrary-file writing.
Recorded at Public
bugFix · fixed
Apple classified the release as an important bug-fix update but did not enumerate individual consumer defects.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
A dynamic-loader memory-corruption issue was fixed; Apple's observed-attack note is limited to highly targeted use against versions of iOS before iOS 26 and does not say visionOS 26.3 was exploited.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
CoreServices repairs addressed root-privilege paths, directory handling, environment-variable validation, and sensitive-data access.
Recorded at Public
Milestones
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Developer beta
The first retained Apple DocC state after visionOS 26.3 Beta 1 and before Beta 2 contains 1 substantive, itemized developer-note entry.
Developer beta
Developer beta
Release candidate
Public release
visionOS 26.3 reached the public channel on 2026-02-11. visionOS 26.3 was a maintenance release for Apple Vision Pro that Apple described as providing important bug fixes and security updates, without a named consumer feature list.
Historical context
Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.
Historical avg for .3 releases
42 days, 5.0 milestones
Based on 1 previous visionOS .3 releases
Cycle vs. platform average
58d (avg: 66d)
8 days shorter than the visionOS average
Longest gap in this cycle
28 days
Between Beta 1 and Beta 2
| Version | Year | Cycle | Milestones | Avg. Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| visionOS 1.3 | 2024 | 42d | 5 | 11d |
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