Urgent Update Needed: iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks at Risk. Center Issues Warning

The advisory underlines a critical vulnerability, identified in connection to “remote code execution” in various Apple products. | Image: Unsplash

New Delhi: The Center has issued a “high-risk” warning for users of Apple’s iPhones, MacBooks, iPads, and Vision Pro headsets.

The security advisory from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) underlines a critical vulnerability, identified in connection to “remote code execution” in various Apple products.

The vulnerability affects a range of Apple software and hardware, including Apple Safari versions prior to 17.4.1, Apple macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.6.6, Apple macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.4.1, Apple visionOS versions prior to 1.1.1, Apple iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 17.4.1, and Apple iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 16.7.7.

Emerging as a significant threat, this vulnerability enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the targeted systems. The threat leverages an out-of-bounds write issue in WebRTC and CoreMedia, allowing attackers to compromise with devices remotely.