Apple has released a security patch following the exploit of a vulnerability in ImageIO devices that led to attacks on some users.
In a September 15 update, the company said the security issue affected iOS 15.8.5 and iPadOS 15.8.5 devices and detailed some of the affected models with the releases for fixing the vulnerability.
Vulnerability fix
Apple has backported patches for the vulnerability which was recently exploited, tracked as CVE-2025-43300.
The vulnerability is a zero-day out-of-bounds write issue with the ImageIO framework, which an attacker can exploit to cause memory corruption when processing a malicious image, according to an advisory published by the company.
The tech giant also acknowledged being aware of reports about the vulnerability being exploited against some specific targeted users.
To fix the issue, Apple used improved bounds checking, and released some updates to fix the vulnerability in the affected devices.
The releases include iOS 18.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2 for iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later.
The other releases are iPadOS 17.7.10 for iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, and iPad 6th generation, macOS Ventura 13.7.8 for Mac systems running macOS Ventura, macOS Sonoma 14.7.8 for Macs systems running macOS Sonoma, and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 for Macs systems running macOS Sequoia.
Action to take
Apple did not share technical details about the attacks for security reasons, but assured that it will also bring updates and fixes whenever necessary.
If you use any of the devices listed above, it is time to act by updating the device to fix the vulnerability and avoid being targeted in the future.
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