Back in May, we showed you a duo of utilities that harnessed Ian Beer’s CVE-2025-24203 vulnerability writeup to bring MacDirtyCow-like tweaks to newer firmware without a jailbreak. One of those tools was called dirtyZero.
iOS 17
LeminLimez releases updated builds of Nugget & Pocket Poster with bug fixes & improvements
iOS developer LeminLimez has been busy improving two of his most popular recent projects in the iPhone hacking community – Nugget, a device customization toolbox that supports iOS versions 17.0-18.1.1, and Pocket Poster, an on-device animated wallpaper utility for iPhones running iOS versions 17.0 and later.
Pocket Poster v2.0 released with support for video wallpapers, improved UI, & translations for 21+ languages
In addition to launching Nugget v6.1 on Monday, iOS developer LeminLimez also pushed out an update to Pocket Poster, bringing up to version 2.0 with a plethora of bug fixes and new features that will enhance the user experience for all users.
Nugget v6.1 released with support for 20+ new language translations, CarPlay app hash, & more…
iOS developer LeminLimez pushed out an updated build of the Nugget SparseRestore exploit-based iPhone customization toolbox for macOS, Windows, and Linux on Monday, this time bringing it up to version 6.1.
Nugget v6 now available with new features & bug fixes, including preliminary iOS 26 beta support
Over the weekend, Nugget lead developer LeminLimez took to social media platform 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) to share that version 6.0 of the ever-popular Nugget iPhone customization toolkit had been released.
Letterpress add-on for TrollStore adds audio visualizer effects to your Dynamic Island or Notch
Do you take a liking to audio visualizers? If the answer was yes, then you might take a liking to a new TrollStore add-on called Letterpress by iOS developer 82flex, which can apply unique audio visualizer effects to your iPhone’s Dynamic Island or Notch whenever you have media playing on your device.
Chrome is dropping support for older iPhones and iPads, requiring iOS 17
Google Chrome will soon require at least iOS 17, causing it to stop working on older iPhones and iPads, such as the iPhone X and certain iPad Pro models.
Pocket Poster lets iOS 17+ users apply custom animated PosterBoard wallpapers without a jailbreak
Nugget developer LeminLimez has released a new add-on for iPhones running iOS 17.0 and later this Sunday afternoon called Pocket Poster that makes it possible for end users to apply custom community-made animated wallpapers to their device for an added level of personalization not seen on stock handsets.
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.
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.
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.
Nugget v5.2 released, now codesigned on macOS & Windows, added PosterBoard improvements & bug fixes
Nugget, an iPhone customization utility for both macOS and Windows that’s made possible by way of the SparseRestore exploit, received an update on Thursday that officially bought it up to version 5.2.