Quote:Apple is rolling out fixes for a high-severity vulnerability in its WebKit browser engine that, if exploited, could allow remote attackers to completely compromise affected systems.
 
The mobile giant released security updates on Monday for the flaw, for its Safari browser, as well as devices running macOS, watchOS and iOS.
 
The bug (CVE-2021-1844) ranks 7.7 out of 10 on the CVSS vulnerability-severity scale, making it high-severity. An exploit would allow an attacker to remotely execute code and ultimate take over the system.
 
Apple on Monday urged affected device users to update as soon as possible: “Keeping your software up-to-date is one of the most important things you can do to maintain your Apple product’s security,” said the company on Monday.