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TI-2020-10224 Aliases CVE-2020-12859GHSA-q86j-858x-v75c

Unnecessary fields in the OpenTrace/BlueTrace protocol in COVIDSafe through v1.0.17 allow…

Priority LOW 25CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

Unnecessary fields in the OpenTrace/BlueTrace protocol in COVIDSafe through v1.0.17 allow a remote attacker to identify a device model by observing cleartext payload data. This allows re-identification of devices, especially less common phone models or those in low-density situations.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00687 52nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:health:covidsafe:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*up to 1.0.17VulnerableHealth
  • cpe:2.3:a:health:covidsafe:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions up to 1.0.17 Vulnerable ·Health

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12859
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q86j-858x-v75c

References

Advisory 2

  • 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-2020-10222 Caching of GATT characteristic values (TempID) in COVIDSafe v1.0.15 and v1.0.16 allows a… 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

Sources

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