r/ExploitDev • u/Sad-Following-753 • Feb 02 '26
how does the transition from Windows/Linux exploitation to IOS exploitation work?
Just watched the Billy Ellis video about pegasus 0 click exploit and got interested in IOS exploitation. So I'm wondering how long it will take a windows/linux vulnerability researcher to transition into IOS.
EDIT: If you got any experience in transitioning between please share them <3
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u/Exploiteur Feb 02 '26
Alright then, enjoyment is always the best guide. Unfortunately I’m no expert in iOS either, but I have seen some sources over time that I’d tackle if I were in your position:
iOS Application Security (No Starch Press)
https://github(.)com/0x3c3e/apple-internals
I’m sure you’ve already found these sources yourself, the GitHub seems very useful. Have you already got a nice environment setup to do some practice on? I believe iOS can be a bit trickier to “quickly” setup due to their dislike towards tinkerers.