Following the release of the iPhone 16, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-risk warning for users of watchOS, visionOS, macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. Several vulnerabilities that might provide attackers access to private data and enable them to carry out unwanted activities are identified in the alert. Due to many vulnerabilities discovered in a number of Apple devices, including the iPhone 16 series, users are advised to update their software right now.
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) released an advisory on September 19. It is applicable to several software versions, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS Sonoma, macOS Ventura, macOS Sequoia, TVOS, watchOS, Safari, Xcode, and VisionOS.
With a “high” risk rating, the vulnerabilities provide the potential for unauthorised access to sensitive data, the execution of arbitrary code, the bypassing of security restrictions, the creation of denial-of-service scenarios, the elevation of privileges, spoofing attacks, and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
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The advisory states that these Apple products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:
- Apple iOS Versions prior to 18 and 17.7
- Apple iPadOS Versions prior to 18 and 17.7
- Apple macOS Sonoma Versions before 14.7
- Apple macOS Ventura Versions prior to 13.7
- Apple macOS Sequoia Versions prior to 15
- Apple tvOS: Versions prior to 18
- Apple watchOS Versions prior to 11
- Apple Safari Versions prior to 18
- Apple Xcode Versions prior to 16
- Apple visionOS Versions prior to 2
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According to the advisory, DoS attacks, information leaks, and security restriction bypassing. are potential risks for users of iOS and iPadOS. Cross-site scripting, DoS, privilege elevation, and data manipulation are possible for older macOS users. Users of watchOS and TVOS are susceptible to DoS attacks, XSS vulnerabilities, and disclosure in comparable ways. Users of Xcode and Safari may be susceptible to security restriction circumvention and spoofing. Users of VisionOS may be exposed to disclosure, DoS, and data manipulation vulnerabilities.
To reduce risks, the users are advised to upgrade the software on their Apple devices to the most recent versions.
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