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bluetooth attack surface
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The bluetooth attack surface tag covers vulnerabilities and security risks associated with Bluetooth implementations in software and hardware. Content on WindowsForum.com discusses issues such as CVE-2026-11633, a critical use-after-free flaw in Chrome's Bluetooth handling on macOS that could allow remote code execution via a malicious peripheral. This highlights how browsers now act as intermediaries between web content, device APIs, and local radios, expanding the attack surface beyond traditional Bluetooth stacks. Discussions focus on the implications for security boundaries and the need for careful management of Bluetooth-related code in applications.
Google’s June 2026 Chrome security update fixed CVE-2026-11633, a critical use-after-free flaw in Chrome’s Bluetooth handling on macOS before version 149.0.7827.103 that could let a remote attacker execute code through a malicious peripheral. The bug is narrow in platform but broad in...