Apple Confirms Critical 0-Day Under Active Attack – Immediate Update Urged

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Apple Confirms Critical 0-Day Under Active Attack – Immediate Update Urged Apple has issued an emergency security update for iOS 18.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2 to address a critical zero-day vulnerability that the company confirms is being actively exploited in sophisticated attacks against targeted individuals. The update,releasedon August 20, 2025, patches a severe flaw in the ImageIO component that could allow attackers to execute malicious code through specially crafted image files. Critical Vulne...

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