Apple recently released iOS 16.3 and macOS 13.2 updates for iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices, providing important security patches and fixes for two significant vulnerabilities. A security research firm shared details about these vulnerabilities, which would allow a remote user to bypass Apple’s protections and access a user’s personal data, including camera, microphone, and call history.
Trellix, the security research firm, found flaws that allowed the NSO Group to exploit security protections, which were introduced to block ForcedEntry security exploits in 2021. The research firm reported these flaws to Apple.
The NSPredicate tool, used by developers to filter code, was shored up with a protocol called NSPredicateVisitor to improve the security of Apple’s software. ForcedEntry could bypass this mechanism, giving attackers access to a user’s device. According to Trellix, an attacker could also exploit the security flaw to gain access to sensitive data from other apps on the device, including messages, call logs, photos, and location details.
While there is no evidence that these vulnerabilities have been exploited by bad actors, users are urged to update their devices to the latest version of iOS and macOS to protect against these security flaws. Apple has also updated its release notes, crediting Trellix Senior Security Researcher Austin Emmitt with identifying the security flaws (CVE-2023-23530 and CVE-2023-23531) on both mobile and desktop operating systems. The security firm thanked Apple for its quick response to resolving both flaws.
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