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Apple A12 Chip: Affected by usbliter8 SecureROM Exploit

June 25, 2026

The Apple A12 chip is affected by the usbliter8 exploit, which achieves arbitrary code execution in SecureROM. The exploit exploits a hardware flaw in the Synopsys DWC2 USB controller combined with Apple's USB DART bypass mode. Devices with A12 include iPhone XS, XS Max, XR, iPad Air 3rd gen, iPad mini 5th gen, and iPad 8th gen.