The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an urgent warning to Apple users about multiple security vulnerabilities affecting various Apple products, including iPhones, iPads, and Macs. According to the warning, these vulnerabilities can expose users to several risks, including information leaks, unauthorized code execution, security bypasses, denial of service (DoS) attacks, and spoofing attacks. The agency has classified these issues as “High” severity
Apple released its latest security updates last week, and the newest versions of the software can be found on its official website. CERT-In issued a similar high-risk warning for iPhone users in May this year.
In the advisory, CERT-In stated, “Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple products, which could allow an attacker to access sensitive information,
In an advisory released on August 2, the affected software includes:
- iOS and iPadOS versions before 17.6 and 16.7.9
- macOS Sonoma versions before 14.6
- macOS Ventura versions before 13.6.8
- macOS Monterey versions before 12.7.6
- watchOS versions before 10.6
- tvOS versions before 17.6
- visionOS versions before 1.3
- Safari versions before 17.6
Users are strongly advised to update their devices to the latest software versions to mitigate these risks.