Anyone can take advantage of the unpatchable bootloader flaw on iDevices with the A11 SOC or earlier that allows you to exert full control over the device and any current or future version of iOS that runs on it.
>For security researchers, this is a huge boon, which should help them analyze any version of iOS that will run on an iPhone X or older. Since iOS research really can’t be done on a device that hasn’t had security restrictions lifted somehow, this will likely become one of the most important tools in researchers’ toolkits. This can benefit iOS users, as it can enable researchers to locate issues and report them to Apple.
What happens when iOS 20 comes out and the A11 can’t run it? Is it suddenly okay then to ask Apple’s permission? I don’t think the court would hold up a bootrom exploit in an older chip as good enough for research purposes (what if an exploit only affected the A12 and A13 for some reason?)
Anyone can take advantage of the unpatchable bootloader flaw on iDevices with the A11 SOC or earlier that allows you to exert full control over the device and any current or future version of iOS that runs on it.
>For security researchers, this is a huge boon, which should help them analyze any version of iOS that will run on an iPhone X or older. Since iOS research really can’t be done on a device that hasn’t had security restrictions lifted somehow, this will likely become one of the most important tools in researchers’ toolkits. This can benefit iOS users, as it can enable researchers to locate issues and report them to Apple.
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/mac/2019/09/new-ios-exploit-ch...
You don't need Apple's permission.