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Apple warns that the flaw might have already been exploited in an "extremely sophisticated attack" targeting specific individuals.

On its pages for iOS/iPadOS 18.6.2 and MacOS 15.6.1, Apple described the vulnerability as one that affects its ImageIO framework and that "processing a malicious image file may result in memory corruption." Fixing the issue required Apple to set up "improved bounds checking" to ensure that the malicious image wouldn't be able to venture beyond its assigned memory. "Apple has indicated that this vulnerability has been exploited in sophisticated, targeted attacks, which typically focus on individuals with highly valued access or contacts, such as journalists, lawyers, activists, and government officials," Boynton added.

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