Apple Vision Pro Vulnerability Allowed Helmet Owners to Be Scared by Spiders and Mice
Apple has fixed a vulnerability in the Vision Pro headset that allowed realistic images of insects and animals to be displayed on the screen, PC Gamer reports.
A feature of the Safari browser built into the device allowed websites to be configured in such a way that when they were opened through the Vision Pro glasses, images that frightened users would appear on the screen. According to journalists, such sites most often displayed realistic models of spiders, bats, and other animals.
Experts noted that the vulnerability is not actually dangerous – any site can be configured to show different content for a smartphone, computer or AR and VR helmet. However, the sudden appearance of a large, moving spider making loud sounds can scare users.
The issue was discovered by security researcher Ryan Pickren in February. The specialist reported it to Apple, and the company’s engineers fixed the error in the June update of visionOS 1.2.
In late June, Apple began selling the Vision Pro headset outside the United States for the first time. The device went on sale in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore.
Source: Lenta
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