Apple Strikes First: 2025’s Zero-Day Bug Squashed, iPhones Saved!
Apple’s New Year resolution: squash bugs! The tech giant released security updates to tackle 2025’s first zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2025-24085, exploited by cyber troublemakers targeting iPhone users. Update your devices—unless you enjoy living dangerously.
Hot Take:
Looks like Apple is ringing in 2025 with a bang, or should we say, a bug! The first zero-day of the year is here, and it’s got more drama than a soap opera. Forget New Year resolutions, it’s time for New Year updates!
Key Points:
- First zero-day vulnerability of 2025, CVE-2025-24085, targeted iPhone users.
- The vulnerability is a privilege escalation flaw in the Core Media framework.
- Apple released updates for iOS 18.3 and others to patch the issue.
- Affects iPhones XS and later, along with several iPad models.
- Exploited mostly by nation-state actors or surveillance vendors in targeted attacks.
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