Critical Apple Update Available For Flaws Associated With Pegasus Spyware

Apple has released emergency security updates for the listed products below. Users are advised to update asap to the indicated version numbers.

  • iOS => 16.6.1 
  • macOSventura => 13.5.2 
  • iPhones (series 8 or later) => 16.6.1 
  • iPadOS for: iPad Pro (all models); iPad Air (3rd, 5th generations and later) and iPad mini (5th generation and later) => 16.6.1 
  • watchOS (series 4 and later) => 9.5.2 

These updates address two specific flaws, tracked as CVE 2023-41061 and CVE 2023-41064 are being actively exploited to deliver Pegasus spyware, which is a “Zero Click” vulnerability, requiring no user interaction whatsoever. 

For additional information on Pegasus spyware see the NYUIT Security News & Alerts blog post, Spyware Alert

Resources:

Apple Support: Update your iPhone or iPad

Apple Support, Update your Apple watch

Apple support, Update a Mac OS on Mac