FaceTime protocol handler enables spoofing in Firefox for iOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-451.
Summary
A malicious web page can insert arbitrary text into the FaceTime call prompt shown by iOS, which lets it display a phishing message inside system UI. The flaw is a user interface misrepresentation of critical information (CWE-451). A remote attacker needs no privileges, but a user must interact with the page for the attack to work.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A malicious web page could insert arbitrary text into the FaceTime call prompt shown by iOS, potentialy allowing it to display a phishing message inside system UI. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 156.1.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Mozilla fixed the flaw in Firefox for iOS 156.1. CISA lists no exploitation for this flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Firefox for iOS (Mozilla) Fixed in 156.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116632
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-mc33-f346-4jg7
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-116632 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116632 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mc33-f346-4jg7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-116632 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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