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CVE-2012-2562

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-05-22 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The Xelex MobileTrack application 2.3.7 and earlier for Android does not verify the origin of SMS commands, which allows remote attackers to execute a (1) LOCATE, (2) TRACK, (3) UPDATECFG, (4) UPDATEACCT, (5) STAT, (6) TERM, or (7) WIPE command via an SMS message.

Affected products

• Xelex Mobiletrack: through 2.3.7

References

• http://blog.mobiledefense.com/2012/05/mobile-defense-finds-two-security-vulnerabilities-in-xelex-mobiletrack/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49268
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/464683
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53634
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75782
• http://blog.mobiledefense.com/2012/05/mobile-defense-finds-two-security-vulnerabilities-in-xelex-mobiletrack/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49268
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/464683
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53634
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75782

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