Supported operating systems and applications

The BigFix® Patch for Mac supports updates on various Mac OS X operating systems, Mac applications, and third-party applications.

In alignment with Apple Security Updates, BigFix provides various content for Apple security and software updates for Mac OS and various Apple and third-party applications.

Table 1. Supported operating systems and applications for the Patches for Mac OS X site

The Patches for Mac OS X site obtains the latest patches for the following Mac operating system and applications.

Fixlet Site Name Supported Operating System or Application Version Type of Update
Patches for Mac OS X Mac OS X 10.15 (Catalina) Security and non-security updates
11.x (BigSur) Security and non-security updates
12.x (Monterey) Security and non-security updates (Nudge based approach)
13.x (Ventura) Security and non-security updates (Nudge based approach)
14.x (Sonoma) Security and non-security updates (Nudge based approach)
Apple Safari 17.x Application updates
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8 Application updates
Notes:
  • Superseded Fixlet® content are in the Patches for Mac OS X (Superseded) site. Contact your Technical Sales Representative if you need access to the superseded content.
  • To view a detailed list of supported Java versions that are released by Apple, check the Apples security bulletin page at http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1222.

Third-party applications are found in the Updates for Mac Applications site.

Use the Fixlet Maker dashboard to create the necessary Fixlets to patch the applications. For more information, see the following topics:
Table 2. Supported applications for the Updates for Mac Applications site

The Updates for Mac Applications site obtains the latest patches for the following third-party applications.

Fixlet Site Name Supported Applications Version Type of Update
Updates for Mac Applications Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Reader 17.x, 19.x and 20.x Application updates
GoToMeeting 10.10.1.17956 and later
Microsoft Office for Mac 2019 16.0 and later
Microsoft Skype 8.58.0.93 and later
Mozilla Firefox 75.0 and later
Google Chrome 83.0.4103.61 and later
Zoom Meetings 5.1.27838.0614 and later
Webex Meetings 40.8.4.7 and later
Table 3. Out of Support MacOS Flavours and applications
Fixlet® Site Name Supported Operating System or Application Version Out of Support by Vendor
Updates for Mac Applications Adobe Acrobat (2015) and Adobe Acrobat Reader (2015) 15.x July 7, 2020
Microsoft Office for Mac 2016 15.x October 13, 2020
Adobe Flash Player 32.x December 31, 2020
Patches for Mac OS X Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra) November 30, 2019
Mac OS X 10.13 (High Sierra) January 31, 2021
Mac OS X 10.14 (Mojave) October 25, 2021
Mac OS X 10.15 (Catalina) November 30, 2022
Mac OS X 11.x (BigSur) November 30, 2023
Apple Safari 16.x December 22, 2023

For information about how to subscribe to Fixlet® sites, see Subscribing to content sites.