Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 18, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-12856
CVE-2020-12856
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.
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Affected products
4- COVIDSafe/COVIDSafedescription
- Range: <=1.0.17
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- covidsafe.watch/issue-register/cve-2020-12856-long-term-tracking-and-possibly-enables-other-bluetooth-based-attack-vectorsnvdThird Party Advisory
- docs.google.com/document/d/1u5a5ersKBH6eG362atALrzuXo3zuZ70qrGomWVEC27U/editnvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/alwentiu/COVIDSafe-CVE-2020-12856/blob/master/README.mdnvdThird Party Advisory
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