Soon after the launch of the iPhone 16, the IT major working under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has released a new app for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS users. High Severity Alert Has been released.

This warning states that Apple products Many vulnerabilities have been found in it, which can be exploited by hackers to access sensitive information of users.

What harm can vulnerabilities cause?

According to CERT-In, attackers using these vulnerabilities:

• can access sensitive information,
• can execute arbitrary code,
• can bypass security restrictions,
• Can create Denial of Service (DoS) conditions,
• Spoofing attacks can be carried out by bypassing authentication,
• You can achieve elevated privileges.

Which devices are affected?

Devices affected by this vulnerability:

• Apple iOS versions prior to 18,
• iPadOS versions prior to 18,
• macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.7,
• macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.7,
• macOS Sequoia versions prior to 15,
• Apple tvOS versions prior to 18,
• Apple watchOS versions prior to 11,
• Apple Safari versions prior to 18,
• Apple Xcode versions prior to 16,
• Apple visionOS versions prior to 2.

What should be done?

CERT-In has advised users to follow the instructions issued by Apple latest software updates Install it immediately. This will fix these vulnerabilities and the devices will remain secure.

Earlier, CERT-In had Google Chrome browser had also warned users about similar vulnerabilities affecting Windows and macOS users prior to versions 128.0.6613.119/.120.