Apple macOS up to 15.7 FaceTime Call state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.7. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component FaceTime Call Handler. The manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-31271. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.7. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component FaceTime Call Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-371. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. Incoming FaceTime calls can appear or be accepted on a locked macOS device, even with notifications disabled on the lock screen.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-31271 since 03/27/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/25/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 265371 (macOS 26.x < 26.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125110)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 26.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (265371). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 265371
Nessus Name: macOS 26.x < 26.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125110)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 26.0

Timelineinfo

03/27/2025 CVE reserved
09/16/2025 +172 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/25/2025 +9 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31271 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324161
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2025 07:23
Updated: 09/25/2025 03:47
Changes: 09/16/2025 07:23 (56), 09/25/2025 03:47 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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