Apple launched patches for a bug that it says “might have been exploited in a particularly subtle assault in opposition to particular focused people,” citing a report.
The zero-day bug was present in WebKit, the browser engine powering Safari and different apps, and allowed hackers to interrupt out of WebKit’s protecting sandbox with “maliciously crafted net content material,” per Apple. A sandbox is a part of the working system that, even when compromised, can hold hackers from accessing information in different components of the system.
The patch was launched on Tuesday for Macs, iPhones and iPad, Safari, and its Vision Pro headset.
Apple famous that the assault was exploited in opposition to units operating software program “earlier than iOS 17.2.”
Neither the hackers nor targets have been disclosed. Apple didn’t reply to a request for remark.
In February, Apple used the identical language — “a particularly subtle assault in opposition to particular focused people” — for an additional bug, however there isn’t any proof the 2 assaults are linked. Before that February patch, Apple had by no means used this wording earlier than.
