In security updates posted online Wednesday and Thursday, Apple said the vulnerability affects iPhones dating back to the 6S model, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad mini 4 and later, all iPad Pro models. models and the 7th generation iPod.
Apple (AAPL) said the vulnerabilities allow hackers to take over a device’s operating system to “run arbitrary code” and potentially infiltrate devices via “maliciously crafted web content.”
The vulnerability also extends to Mac computers running the company’s Monterey operating system and Apple’s Safari browser on the Big Sur and Catalina operating systems, the company said in a subsequent update.
Cybersecurity experts urged Apple users to: update their deviceswith the warning from the US government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency that “an attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected device.”
The agency said affected users should “apply necessary updates as soon as possible”.
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