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Security researchers at Paradigm Shift disclosed usbliter8, a new SecureROM exploit affecting Apple's A12 and A13 chipsets, enabling code execution during the earliest stages of the device boot process.
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Who
Security researchers at Paradigm Shift
What
Security researchers at Paradigm Shift disclosed usbliter8, a new SecureROM exploit affecting Apple's A12 and A13 chipsets, enabling code execution during the earliest stages of the device boot process.
When
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:21:31 GMT · 2h 38m ago
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Why
The exploit leverages a USB controller hardware bug and a firmware configuration weakness in Apple's A12 and A13 chipsets, specifically a flaw in the Synopsys DesignWare USB 2.0 (DWC2) controller.
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How this affects you
Affected devices cannot be fully patched through software updates due to SecureROM code being permanently embedded in hardware, leaving existing A12 and A13 hardware vulnerable for their lifetime and expanding the attack surface for advanced attackers.
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