Apple AirPods prior 5B66 Bluetooth improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, Powerbeats Pro and Beats Fit Pro. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Bluetooth. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-27964. The attack needs to be done within the local network. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, Powerbeats Pro and Beats Fit Pro. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/05/2023 as HT213752. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-27964. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5B66 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-31690). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AirPods/AirPods Pro/AirPods Max/Powerbeats Pro/Beats Fit Pro 5B66

Timelineinfo

03/08/2023 🔍
05/05/2023 +57 days 🔍
05/05/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/30/2025 +940 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213752
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-27964 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228079
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2023 08:18
Updated: 11/30/2025 06:01
Changes: 05/05/2023 08:18 (36), 05/05/2023 08:19 (2), 05/28/2023 09:20 (1), 11/30/2025 06:01 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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