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Following the launch of iOS 18.6.2, Apple has clarified that this update addresses a vulnerability that is currently being exploited on iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. Notably, iOS 18.6.2 was released just a week after iOS 18.6.1, which reinstated the blood oxygen feature for Apple Watch users in the United States.
In the release notes from Apple, the company indicates that this ImageIO correction is accessible for all iPhone, iPad, and Mac models that support iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. The company describes the attack as follows:
“Impact: Handling a malicious image file could lead to memory corruption. Apple is aware of a report suggesting that this vulnerability may have been leveraged in a highly sophisticated attack targeting specific individuals.”
Although Apple states that “an out-of-bounds write issue has been resolved with enhanced bounds checking,” anyone not on iOS 18.6.2 might still be susceptible to this attack. Here’s what it entails and why you should upgrade without delay.
