Claims: Apple patches high-severity eavesdropping vulnerability in Beats Studio Buds

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1. title: Apple patches high-severity eavesdropping vulnerability in Beats Studio Buds (alleges; supported) Source
2. url: https://arstechnica.com/apple/2026/06/apple-patches-high-severity-eavesdropping-vulnerability-in-beats-studio-buds/ (alleges; supported) Source
3. summary: 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, CVE-2025-20701 , allowed improper authentication in the firmware running on the Bluetooth-related chips, enabling people within signal range to impersonate devices that had previously been paired with the earbuds. The researchers demonstrated this in a series of end-to-end attacks that allowed them to eavesdrop on conv… (alleges; supported) Source
4. published: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:41:35 +0000 (alleges; supported) Source