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Alfiecg_dev shares details about an updated untethered iOS 14 jailbreak that uses the Trigon exploit
A couple of months ago, talented hobbyist and security researcher @alfiecg_dev shared a write-up on a deterministic kernel exploit called Trigon that was based on CVE-2023-32434 with a 100% success rate, but support was limited to certain older devices running older firmware. Since then, it appears that @alfiecg_dev has been busy…
Security researcher shares PoC for CVE-2023-41992 local privilege escalation bug
When Apple released iOS & iPadOS 16.7 back in 2023, they patched a security vulnerability discovered by Bill Marczak that has since been coined CVE-2023-41992. Apple noted in the online ‘About the security content of iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7’ support document page that this was a kernel vulnerability that may have enabled an attacker to elevate their privileges.
Lars Fröder, developer of Dopamine jailbreak, shares full video presentation from Nullcon Goa 2025 in March
Back in March, Dopamine jailbreak tool and TrollStore perma-signing utility lead developer Lars Fröder, or perhaps better known in this community as @opa334dev, spoke at a cybersecurity conference called Nullcon Goa 2025 to discuss the state of jailbreaking in 2025.
Infuse Plus is a jailbreak tweak that brings premium features to the popular Infuse app at no cost
Anyone who uses the Infuse media app on their iPhone or iPad to enjoy video content in almost any video format they can imagine could probably benefit from the likes of a handy jailbreak tweak called Infuse Plus by iOS developer Dayanch96.
Developers use Ian Beer’s CVE-2025-24203 write-up to bring MacDirtyCow-like tweaks to newer firmware
In case you didn’t already know, there’s a new kernel exploit out in the wild that renowned Google Project Zero security researcher Ian Beer recently published a writeup about. CVE-2025-24203, which is being referred to by the iPhone & iPad hacking community as dirtyZero or mdc0, is a kernel exploit that allows for certain system customizations akin to what the MacDirtyCow exploit was once capable of on supported firmware.
Jailbreak news of the week: NeoFreeBird, Nugget updates, AltStore PAL updates, & more…
If there’s one thing you can always count on from the iDownloadBlog team, it’s to be covering the latest iPhone and iPad jailbreaking news as it happens, regardless of how frequent or scarce that information might be. We utilize direct contacts and sources to publish the most accurate information possible on any subject matter.
NeoFreeBird is a sideloadable app that restores classic Twitter assets & features for 𝕏 users
While most people have either moved on with the fact that the Twitter social media network was re-branded as 𝕏 following Elon Musk’s acquisition, or they’ve simply moved to other platforms such as BlueSky, there remain a small percentage of users who can’t let go of what Twitter used to be and want their experience to remain just the same as it was.
Nugget v5.2.2 released, now codesigned on Intel Macs, adds more bug fixes
The Nugget iPhone customization utility, created by iOS developer LeminLimez and powered by the SparseRestore exploit, has been updated to version 5.2.2 on Sunday. The latest update brings with it some notable improvements for Intel-equipped Mac users, as well as other bug fixes that polish the user experience.
Jailbreak news of the week: Nugget updates, NCPercentHeader, PasscodePercent, & more…
The iDownloadBlog team is committed to sharing the latest iPhone and iPad jailbreak news as it happens. Even if there isn’t a shiny new jailbreak tool to talk about right now, there are still plenty of jailbreak developers working on jailbreak tweaks and awesome projects that can take advantage of exploits to install hacks without a full-fledged jailbreak.
PasscodePercent puts your battery level percentage at the top of your jailbroken device’s passcode interface
iOS developer CydiaGeek just this week released a free jailbreak tweak called NCHeaderPercent that put the battery level percentage in your Notification Center interface’s individual headers. But for those looking for a different way to see their device’s battery level percentage, the same developer just released a free add-on called PasscodePercent that does exactly that.
Nugget v5.2.1 update released with additional bug fixes & improvements
Earlier this week, iOS developer LeminLimez released version v5.2 of the popular SparseRestore exploit-based Nugget iPhone customization utility for macOS and Windows, bringing powerful new enhancements such as being codesigned on both platforms, as well as a multitude of PosterBoard improvements and bug fixes.