CVE-2025-31253: This issue was addressed through improved state management
Source GCVE Database
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
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 18.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.