Caching of GATT characteristic values (TempID) in COVIDSafe v1.0.15 and v1.0.16 allows a…
Priority LOW 36CWE-459Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Caching of GATT characteristic values (TempID) in COVIDSafe v1.0.15 and v1.0.16 allows a remote attacker to long-term re-identify an Android device running COVIDSafe.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01631 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12857
References
More Health Covidsafe vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10221 OpenTrace, as used in COVIDSafe through v1.0.17, TraceTogether, ABTraceTogether, and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-10223 Non-reinitialisation of random data in the advertising payload in COVIDSafe v1.0.15 and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-10111 The COVIDSafe (Australia) app 1.0 and 1.1 for iOS allows a remote attacker to crash the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2020-11163 In the COVIDSafe application through 1.0.21 for Android, unsafe use of the Bluetooth… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
- TI-2020-10225 COVIDSafe through v1.0.17 allows a remote attacker to access phone name and model… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2020-10224 Unnecessary fields in the OpenTrace/BlueTrace protocol in COVIDSafe through v1.0.17 allow… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
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