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CVE-2025-31253: This issue was addressed through improved state management

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High · fixed in 18.5 : patch affected systems soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:40 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 18.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 May 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Apply the official fix by updating to iOS 18.5 or iPadOS 18.5 or later, where the issue has been addressed through improved state management. No other mitigation is required once the update is applied.

Description

A vulnerability in iOS and iPadOS allows muting the microphone during a FaceTime call without actually silencing the audio. This issue was addressed through improved state management and fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5.

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