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Apple Patches Beats Studio Buds Flaw Letting Nearby Attackers Spy via Microphone

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()3 min read4 · 1 read
Analyze CVE-2025-20701 with Vani AIImpact, affected versions, exploitation, mitigations and detection

Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-20700
In the Airoha Bluetooth audio SDK, there is a possible permission bypass that allows access critical data of RACE protocol through Bluetooth LE GATT service
8.88%
CVE-2025-20701
In the Airoha Bluetooth audio SDK, there is a possible way to pair Bluetooth audio device without user consent
8.88%PoC
CVE-2025-20702
In the Airoha Bluetooth audio SDK, there is a possible unauthorized access to the RACE protocol
8.810%

From the original article

3 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Jun 19, 2026 Mobile Security / Vulnerability Apple has updated its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds to patch a high-severity vulnerability that could be exploited by nearby hackers to eavesdrop on users. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20701 (CVSS score: 8.

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