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CVE-2025-20701NewsPublished

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

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-20701· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 19 Jun 2026, 09:35 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 1 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Airoha Technology Corp.AB156x, AB157x, AB158x, AB159x seriesAffected
  • =Airoha IoT SDK for BT audio v5.5.0 and earlier
  • =Airoha AB1561x/AB1562x/AB1563x SDK v3.3.1 and earlier
Fixed in–

Discussion

A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-20701) in the Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds allowed nearby attackers to pair without user consent and listen through the microphone. The flaw was due to incorrect authorization in the Airoha Bluetooth audio SDK. Apple addressed the issue in Beats Firmware Update 1B211. Exploitation requires only Bluetooth range proximity and no user interaction. This vulnerability was publicly disclosed in June 2025 alongside related flaws in Airoha SoCs. Similar patches were issued by other vendors like Jabra. The flaw enables remote escalation of privilege and potential eavesdropping.

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