CVE-2020-12856
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.14% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- alberta/abtracetogether · health/covidsafe · tracetogether/tracetogether
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://covidsafe.watch/issue-register/cve-2020-12856-long-term-tracking-and-possibly-enables-other-bluetooth-based-attack-vectorsThird Party Advisory
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u5a5ersKBH6eG362atALrzuXo3zuZ70qrGomWVEC27U/edit?usp=sharingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/alwentiu/COVIDSafe-CVE-2020-12856/blob/master/README.mdThird Party Advisory
- https://covidsafe.watch/issue-register/cve-2020-12856-long-term-tracking-and-possibly-enables-other-bluetooth-based-attack-vectorsThird Party Advisory
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u5a5ersKBH6eG362atALrzuXo3zuZ70qrGomWVEC27U/edit?usp=sharingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/alwentiu/COVIDSafe-CVE-2020-12856/blob/master/README.mdThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.