Apple Patches Beats Studio Buds Flaw Letting Nearby Attackers Spy via Microphone
Apple Patches Beats Studio Buds Flaw Letting Nearby Attackers Spy via Microphone
19 June 2026
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: 8.8), refers to a case of incorrect authorization impacting the Airoha Bluetooth audio SDK that makes it possible to pair a Bluetooth audio device without user consent.