CVE-2020-12856

high-risk
Published 2020-05-18

OpenTrace, as used in COVIDSafe through v1.0.17, TraceTogether, ABTraceTogether, and other applications on iOS and Android, allows remote attackers to conduct long-term re-identification attacks and possibly have unspecified other impact, because of how Bluetooth is used.

Do I need to act?

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10.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 89% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Covidsafe
Covidsafe

Affected Vendors

Health Alberta Tracetogether

References (6)

Third Party Advisory https://covidsafe.watch/issue-register/cve-2020-12856-long-term-tracking-and-pos...
Third Party Advisory https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u5a5ersKBH6eG362atALrzuXo3zuZ70qrGomWVEC27U/...
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/alwentiu/COVIDSafe-CVE-2020-12856/blob/master/README.md
Third Party Advisory https://covidsafe.watch/issue-register/cve-2020-12856-long-term-tracking-and-pos...
Third Party Advisory https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u5a5ersKBH6eG362atALrzuXo3zuZ70qrGomWVEC27U/...
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/alwentiu/COVIDSafe-CVE-2020-12856/blob/master/README.md
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 13/34 · Low