Apple has patched a Bluetooth flaw in Beats Studio Buds that could potentially turn your earbuds into a nearby wiretap.
When you buy a pair of Bluetooth earbuds, you expect them to play your music and your calls—not someone else’s. But a vulnerability in Apple’s Beats Studio Buds shows how that trust can be abused, turning everyday audio gear into a potential eavesdropping tool for anyone close enough and skilled enough to exploit it.
The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-20701. Researchers disclosed flaws in Airoha system-on-a-chip (SoCs) devices at a security conference in Germany in 2025. Because Airoha chips are used in a wide range of audio products, the issue affected multiple devices, including Beats Studio Buds.
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Source: MalwareBytes Labs
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