The revolutionary Apple Vision Pro headset was hacked on the first day of launch
Only one day has passed since the introduction of the Apple Vision Pro headset, and reports of a hacking method have already appeared on the web. Joseph Ravichandran, a researcher in microarchitectural security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has discovered a vulnerability in the kernel of the visionOS operating system that runs Apple Vision Pro.
Ravichandran shared screenshots of an app he created for Vision Pro with a Crash My Vision Pro button. When you click on it, Vision Pro stops working. Then the headset turns on again, but in full end-to-end transmission mode and displays a message that Vision Pro needs to reboot and that it will turn off in 30 seconds. Ravichandran also demonstrated the kernel crash log associated with their exploit.
This case is the first public disclosure of a kernel exploit for visionOS, which calls into question the security level of Apple’s new product. Kernel hacking is a key element in creating a jailbreak, which allows users to install unauthorized software and modify the system in violation of the manufacturer’s restrictions.
Although Ravichandran has not yet spoken about plans to create a jailbreak or publicly distribute the exploit, his finding could open the door for the hacker community to develop methods to circumvent Apple’s system restrictions. Despite the enhanced security measures taken by the company at the hardware and software levels, hackers continue to find ways to bypass security measures and system limitations.
