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TI-2025-22490 Aliases CVE-2025-31253GHSA-jg4r-7hcf-wqjr

Apple iOS and iPadOS: Muting the microphone during a FaceTime call may not result in…

Priority LOW 31CWE-672Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5. Muting the microphone during a FaceTime call may not result in audio being silenced.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0022 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 18.518.5Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18.5 Fixed in 18.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.5VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.5 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.5

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.5

    32 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 29 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-21748 Missing authorization in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 47
    • TI-2025-22472 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2025-22444 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 41
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31253
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jg4r-7hcf-wqjr

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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