Earlier, Ryan Pickren has also discovered an iPhone and Mac camera vulnerability.

The newly discovered webcam vulnerability concerned a series of issues with both Safari and iCloud.

This flaw could have helped malicious websites launch attacks.

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Luckily, the security flaw has now been patched by Apple.

The bug would also enable permission to use the microphone, camera, and screen-sharing.

Ryan Pickren even showcased that the bug can give full access to a devices entire filesystem to the attacker.

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To do so the attacker can exploit Safaris webarchive files.

As of now, Apple hasnt shared a statement on the bug.

However, Ryan Pickren has been awarded $100,500 from its bug bounty program.

source: www.techworm.net