Unpatchable 'usbliter8' Exploit Breaks Apple A12 and A13 SecureROM Boot Chain

https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/unpatchable-usbliter8-exploit-breaks.html

Paradigm Shift’s usbliter8 exploit targets Apple A12 and A13 SecureROM via USB DFU mode, creating an unpatchable hardware risk.

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B0rax@feddit.org · 6 pts · 59d (4 replies)

Nice! Maybe a jailbreak can be derived from this. However, we are talking about quite old devices here…

Device families in that range include the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR; the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max; the iPhone SE (2nd generation); the iPad Air 3rd gen, iPad mini 5th gen, and iPad 8th gen; Apple Watch Series 4 and 5; the first-generation Apple Watch SE; the HomePod mini;

scytale@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 59d (1 reply)

Damn, iPhone 11 is old now? My daily driver is a 12 Pro Max and I still have a working 6s and 8.

B0rax@feddit.org · 1 pts · 59d

The iPhone 11 is 7 years old at this point… which I would say is a testament to the longlivety of these devices

KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 59d (1 reply)

Homepod Mini sounded useful until I checked prices. $150? No thanks.

thesohoriots@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 59d

Oh dang, they were $100 when they first came out. I got a pair to use as tv speakers and they’ve honestly been pretty good.