CERT-In Advisory
CIAD-2025-0048
Reports of Apple Threat Notifications
Original Issue Date: December 05, 2025
Description
It is reported that Apple issued notifications to its users across the world including India about being targeted by mercenary spyware attacks who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with their Apple ID. The notification also recommends users to take additional safeguards to protect data on their device, such as updating their iPhone (latest version iOS 26.1) and any other Apple devices they use to the latest software version, update messaging and clouds app to the latest available version, and enabling Lockdown Mode.
Users are strongly advised to update their devices as advised by Apple. Users are also recommended to refer CERT-In Vulnerability Notes and Advisories and apply appropriate patches for their devices.
Any user who has received such notification and wish to get their apple devices examined/ benefit from the technical assistance are requested to kindly reach out to CERT-In via email: submitmobile@cert-in.org.in
Note: Do not make any changes to the phone (resetting, deleting applications, updating, restarting etc.) as these actions could tamper evidence.
References:
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Apple Product
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2025-0329
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES02VLCODE=CIAD-2025-0041
Denial of Service Vulnerability in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2025-0234
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES02VLCODE=CIAD-2025-0031
Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2025-0184
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2025-0163
Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2025-0094
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2025-0085
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2025-0071
WebKit Vulnerability in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2025-0044
Security Bypass Vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2025-0019
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES02VLCODE=CIAD-2025-0006
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES02VLCODE=CIAD-2024-0058
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES02VLCODE=CIAD-2024-0052
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES02VLCODE=CIAD-2024-0046
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES02VLCODE=CIAD-2024-0038
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple VisionOS
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2024-0188
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES02VLCODE=CIAD-2024-0027
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Apple iTunes
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2024-0159
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2024-0100
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES02VLCODE=CIAD-2024-0018
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2024-0091
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple iOS and iPadOS
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01VLCODE=CIVN-2024-0090
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES02VLCODE=CIAD-2024-0007
Disclaimer
The information provided herein is on "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind.
Contact Information
Email: info@cert-in.org.in Phone: +91-11-22902657
Postal address
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Government of India
Electronics Niketan
6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003
India
|