| A vulnerabilities has been discovered in Apple products, which could allow for privilege escalation. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for privilege escalation in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights. |
| Threat Intelligence Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6. |
| Systems Affected |
| versions of iOS before iOS 16.6 |
| Risk Government: – Large and medium government entities: High – Small government entities: Medium |
| Businesses: – Large and medium business entities: High – Small business entities: Medium |
| Home Users: Low |
| Technical Summary A vulnerability has been discovered in Apple products, which could allow for privilege escalation. |
| Recommendations |
| Apply the stable channel update provided by Apple to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services. Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack. Restrict use of certain websites, block downloads/attachments, block JavaScript, restrict browser extensions, etc. Use capabilities to detect and block conditions that may lead to or be indicative of a software exploit occurring. |
| References Apple: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213961 |