Security researcher Brandon Azad publishes voucher_swap exploit for pre-iOS 12.1.2 devices

Not long later tihmstar published his iOS 11.4-11.4.1-centric tfp0 exploit for headphone jack-enabled handsets, safety researcher Brandon Azad followed upwards past times releasing an exploit of his ain intended for devices running iOS 12.1.2 too earlier.

Azad shared the tidings via Twitter Tuesday afternoon, including a link to documentation encompassing the exploit:

The supported firmware versions should audio familiar if you’ve been next the iOS exploitation develop lately, too that’s because hacker S0rryMyBad late posted a PoC of an exploit that achieved similar results.

Commentary left on /r/jailbreak past times hacker too unc0ver Pb developer Pwn20wnd reveals that the exploit currently “requires a 16K (A9(+)) device for now.” Unfortunately, that isn’t 1 of the devices Pwn20wnd has inwards his testing arsenal at the fourth dimension of this writing; that said, it remains to hold out seen if Azad’s exploit volition effect inwards the real get-go world jailbreak for iOS 12. Some community members convey already offered to donate to the hacker to hel facilitate progress on an iOS 12 jailbreak:

In whatever case, Apple is nonetheless signing both iOS 12.1.1 too 12.1.2 at the fourth dimension of this writing, which way yous tin nonetheless downgrade via iTunes if yous haven’t already. Don’t forget to check IPSW.me for the signing condition of these firmware versions before proceeding amongst a downgrade too salvage your SHSH blobs. Those happily jailbroken on iOS eleven should remain where they are, too and hence likewise should those un-jailbroken on iOS 11.4-11.4.1 – peculiarly directly that tihmstar’s exploit is publicly available.

As Pwn20wnd noted previously, it’s best to remain on the lowest possible firmware if yous assist almost jailbreaking iOS 12, equally each software update tends to closed vital safety holes that could hold out exploited for a jailbreak.

Those interested inwards learning to a greater extent than almost Brandon Azad’s iOS 12.0-12.1.2-centric exploit tin read the official documentation here.

It’s virtually unheard of for too hence many exploits to be
released at 1 time, too for that reason, this is a 24-hour interval nosotros volition non soon
forget. On the other hand, the liberate of an exploit isn’t the exclusively component
that goes into jailbreak tool development, too hence the community volition need to
continue waiting to run into if anything materializes from it all.

What produce yous recollect almost the abrupt splurge of iOS-centric
exploits? Discuss inwards the comments department below.

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