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An ordinary iOS or iPadOS app can modify protected file-system content through MobileBackup.

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Apple iOS and iPadOS, the operating systems on supported iPhones and iPads.

Attacker-controlled app code submits paths to MobileBackup; insufficient validation carries those paths into protected file-system locations.

Detail and 2 sources

Updating closes the documented path on fixed releases, but the continued acceptance of pre-fix images leaves rollback and fleet-completeness questions unresolved.

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Sunday, September 20, 2026