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  "title": "Calif Lockdown Mode bypass on iPhone 18 Pro via malicious AirDrop PDF; jailbreak persists through iOS 27.2 · updates",
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  "description": "Research group Calif posted a Nov 3 2026 demo of jailbreaking an iPhone 18 Pro with Lockdown Mode enabled. The video shows a malicious PDF delivered over AirDrop that the user accepts and opens; after that, installing iOS 27.2 leaves the jailbreak in place. Calif has not published technical details, says it is disclosing the bugs to Apple, and says it will not release a public jailbreak tool. It is unclear from the demo whether a device already on iOS 27.2 can be newly compromised. Apple had told TechCrunch earlier that it was not aware of successful mercenary spyware attacks against Lockdown Mode-enabled devices.",
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    "severity": "high",
    "status": "live",
    "patchStatus": "unpatched",
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      "id": "https://pwn.watch/i/calif-lockdown-mode-bypass-airdrop-pdf-nov-2026#2026-11-06-a1e66bae",
      "url": "https://pwn.watch/i/calif-lockdown-mode-bypass-airdrop-pdf-nov-2026#2026-11-06-a1e66bae",
      "title": "Calif Lockdown Mode bypass on iPhone 18 Pro via malicious AirDrop PDF; jailbreak persists through iOS 27.2: Privacy Guides summarizes the Calif Lockdown Mode bypass demo and persistence through iOS 27.2.",
      "content_text": "Calif Lockdown Mode bypass on iPhone 18 Pro via malicious AirDrop PDF; jailbreak persists through iOS 27.2: Privacy Guides summarizes the Calif Lockdown Mode bypass demo and persistence through iOS 27.2.\n\nSource: https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/11/06/lockdown-mode-bypassed-in-new-iphone-exploit/",
      "date_published": "2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z",
      "external_url": "https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/11/06/lockdown-mode-bypassed-in-new-iphone-exploit/",
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      "id": "https://pwn.watch/i/calif-lockdown-mode-bypass-airdrop-pdf-nov-2026#2026-11-03-00d82be3",
      "url": "https://pwn.watch/i/calif-lockdown-mode-bypass-airdrop-pdf-nov-2026#2026-11-03-00d82be3",
      "title": "Calif Lockdown Mode bypass on iPhone 18 Pro via malicious AirDrop PDF; jailbreak persists through iOS 27.2: Calif posts a Lockdown Mode bypass demo video: malicious AirDrop PDF accepted and opened on iPhone 18 Pro; jailbreak persists through iOS 27.2.",
      "content_text": "Calif Lockdown Mode bypass on iPhone 18 Pro via malicious AirDrop PDF; jailbreak persists through iOS 27.2: Calif posts a Lockdown Mode bypass demo video: malicious AirDrop PDF accepted and opened on iPhone 18 Pro; jailbreak persists through iOS 27.2.\n\nSource: https://x.com/calif_io/status/2117720348322144733",
      "date_published": "2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z",
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      "url": "https://pwn.watch/i/calif-lockdown-mode-bypass-airdrop-pdf-nov-2026#2026-11-03-4c25f590",
      "title": "Calif Lockdown Mode bypass on iPhone 18 Pro via malicious AirDrop PDF; jailbreak persists through iOS 27.2: MacRumors covers Calif's Lockdown Mode demo; Calif says it is disclosing the bugs to Apple and will not release a public jailbreak tool.",
      "content_text": "Calif Lockdown Mode bypass on iPhone 18 Pro via malicious AirDrop PDF; jailbreak persists through iOS 27.2: MacRumors covers Calif's Lockdown Mode demo; Calif says it is disclosing the bugs to Apple and will not release a public jailbreak tool.\n\nSource: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/11/03/iphone-jailbreak-lockdown-mode/",
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