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June 19, 2026 at 06:36 UTC
Apple Patches Beats Studio Buds Flaw Letting Nearby Attackers Spy via Microphone
By [email protected] (The Hacker News)
AI Summary
Apple patched CVE-2025-20701 (CVSS 8.8) in Beats Studio Buds firmware, a high-severity incorrect authorization flaw in the Airoha Bluetooth audio SDK that allows nearby attackers to pair with the device and access microphone audio without user consent. The vulnerability in the underlying Airoha SDK may affect other Bluetooth audio products beyond Apple's Beats line that use the same chipset.
Relevance score: 67.0/100
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