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Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.4, and security updates 15.7.5 and 14.8.5

By: hoakley
25 March 2026 at 02:19

Apple has released the update to bring macOS Tahoe to version 26.4, and security updates for Sequoia and Sonoma to bring them to 15.7.5 and 14.8.5.

Download size for the 26.4 update on Apple silicon Mac is very large, at around 7.15 GB, but only about 4.14 GB on Intel Macs.

Release notes for 26.4 include:

  • support for new AirPods Max 2
  • compact tabs as an option in Safari
  • Freeform joins Creator Studio, with advanced tools and a premium content library
  • Purchase Sharing in Family Sharing

and eight new emoji.

Security release notes for 26.4 list over 70 fixes, those for Sequoia 15.7.5 list about 56, and those for Sonoma 14.8.5 list about 50. None are reported as being known to be exploited in the wild at present.

Enterprise release notes for 26.4 are here.

Firmware in Apple silicon Macs is updated to a new mBoot firmware version numbering system, with the current version given as 18000.101.7. The macOS build number is 25E246, and Safari is version 26.4 (21624.1.16.11.4). Firmware in Intel Macs with T2 chips is updated from 2094.80.5.0.0 (iBridge 23.16.13120.0.0,0) to 2103.100.6.0.0 (iBridge 23.16.14242.0.0,0).

If you’re running SilentKnight older than version 2.14 (71), then it’s likely that it will crash as a result of the change in firmware version. Please use version 2.14 from here.

I’ll be posting an analysis of what has changed later today.

Updated 09:15 25 March 2026 with firmware details for Intel Macs.

Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.3, and security updates in Sequoia 15.7.4 & Sonoma 14.8.4

By: hoakley
12 February 2026 at 03:07

Apple has released updates to macOS, to bring Tahoe to version 26.3, and security updates for Sequoia to version 15.7.4, and Sonoma to 14.8.4.

The Tahoe update downloads in around 3.7 GB for an Apple silicon Mac, and 2.5 GB for an Intel Mac.

Apple seems to have forgotten what 26.3 fixes or improves, writing just “this update provides important bug fixes and security updates”.

Security release notes for Tahoe 26.3 are here, and list around 52 vulnerabilities addressed, including one that has been previously used in an attack on iOS. Sequoia 15.7.4 has about 30 fixes listed here, and Sonoma 14.8.4 has about 36 listed here.

The build number of 26.3 is 25D125, and iBoot firmware is updated to version 13822.81.10. Safari is version 26.3 (21623.2.7.11.6).

I’ll update this post with further information as I get it. and will later provide details of significant changes in version numbers.

Last updated at 1935 GMT 11 February 2026.

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