Apple iOS Vulnerabilities
Discussions center on security vulnerabilities and exploits in Apple's iOS and Secure Enclave, including debates on patching, zero-days, public disclosure, and potential exploitation in the wild.
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I don't think it's so obvious what the vulnerability is... or apple would want to patch it
"Apple security vulnerability posted on developer forums as troubleshooting tip"
I believe he meant in the future versions of iOS. Once this is public Apple can take the necessary steps to patch this on future products. If it wasn't published, then Apple would, guessing here, leave it as is for future products. My 2 cents.
Apple saying "looking at web content can lead to arbitrary code execution, this is potentially already used in the wild" wasn't enough?
I guess not since they used the services of a company that could exploit vulns in ios
Was that Apple vulnerability actively exploited in the wild during the delay?
Potentially. This exploit was known to apple for some period of time, if NSA has access to the internal apple bug tracker, then they could certainly exploit the bug.
Apple seems interested in keeping things fairly secure, is this a theoretical fear or an exploit I've never heard of?
yes but if you have read the next few words the author links to this exploit https://9to5mac.com/2020/08/01/new-unpatchable-exploit-alleg... which is highly problematic
Is it an unfixed exploit when Apple knowingly left it as is for whatever reason?