Cryptocurrency exchange OKX is fixing vulnerabilities in its iOS app and urging users to update.

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has fixed a vulnerability affecting its iOS wallet app through an update, an OKX spokesperson told The Block.

From what was translated post On OKX’s Chinese social media pages, the platform said the bug affected third-party application service providers. No assets have been lost and bugs do not threaten the security of user assets.

OKX urged users to update their iOS apps as soon as possible as the vulnerability is addressed in iOS version 6.45.0.

web3 security analytics platform CertiK said Tuesday morning that OKX iOS users should update their apps as soon as possible, an hour before OKX’s Chinese-language post.

“We urge OKX wallet users to immediately update their iOS app to the latest version.” CertiK wrote “Earlier this month, we identified and reported a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the OKX iOS app, which has the potential to compromise sensitive data and cryptocurrency assets. The OKX team responded quickly and issued a security policy .This is the updated version today.”

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