In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an authority has warned residents of a Cyber Security issue that may affect Apple and Android users.
In a Tweet, the UAE Cyber Security Council noted Apple’s emergency update addressed a serious security vulnerability with CVE-2023-41064, CVE-2023-41061 and CVE-2023-35674 for Android users.
These flaws allow ‘unauthorized access to sensitive information and full control of the device’.
“The UAE Cyber Security Council notes Apple’s emergency update to address a serious security vulnerability with CVE-2023-41064, CVE-2023-41061 and CVE-2023-35674 for Android, which affects its various products, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information and full control of the device,” the authority said.
The authority advised users to install the latest updates pushed out by Apple and Android to combat the security concern.
نوه مجلس الأمن السيبراني الإماراتي إلى التحديث الطارئ الذي أصدرته شركتي أبل وأندرويد لمعالجة ثغرات أمنية خطيرة تحمل رقم CVE-2023-41064 وCVE-2023-41061 لأجهزة أبل، وثغرة رقم CVE-2023-35674 لأجهزة أندرويد، والتي تؤثر على منتجاتهما المختلفة؛ حيث تسمح هذه الثغرات بالوصول إلى معلومات… pic.twitter.com/4Sv0YJ7nNL
— Cyber Security Council (@cscgovae) September 8, 2023