# CVE-2024-27867: Auth bypass in AirPods

> An attacker in Bluetooth range can spoof a paired device to gain unauthorized access to AirPods during connection seeking.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hjp4-5jqf-9vgq

## What is CVE-2024-27867?

CVE-2024-27867 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple AirPods, published on 26 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in AirPods Firmware Update 6A326, AirPods Firmware Update 6F8, and Beats Firmware Update 6F8. When your headphones are seeking a connection request to one of your previously paired devices, an attacker in Bluetooth range might be able to spoof the intended source device and gain access to your headphones.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27867?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Apple Airpods Firmware, Apple Airpods Max Firmware, Apple Airpods Pro Firmware, Apple Beats Fit Pro Firmware, Apple Powerbeats Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-27867?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27867 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-27867 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27867 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple AirPods

- [CVE-2023-27964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27964/): Auth bypass in AirPods Firmware Update E (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-27867 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-27867 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple AirPods, published on 26 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27867 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple AirPods. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27867/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27867/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27867
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27867
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27867

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27867/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.