A security researcher has worked out how to hack a proprietary USB-C controller used by Apple, an issue that could eventually lead to new iPhone jailbreaks and other security problems.
Revealed at the 38th Chaos Communication Congress in December, with information only being revealed to the public in January, researcher Thomas Roth presented a demonstration of attacking the ACE3 USB-C controller.
Though this would only be needed for initial access to the vulnerability, a compromised controller could be further manipulated without necessarily requiring such access.
From there, he could reprogram the controller to perform acts, such as injecting malicious code and bypassing important security checks.
USB-C vulnerability could result in new iPhone jailbreak techniques USB-C on an iPhone 15.
