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CVE-2020-12860

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-05-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

COVIDSafe through v1.0.17 allows a remote attacker to access phone name and model information because a BLE device can have four roles and COVIDSafe uses all of them. This allows for re-identification of a device, and potentially identification of the owner's name.

Affected products

• Health Covidsafe: through 1.0.17

References

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u5a5ersKBH6eG362atALrzuXo3zuZ70qrGomWVEC27U/edit?usp=sharing
• https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covidsafe-app
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u5a5ersKBH6eG362atALrzuXo3zuZ70qrGomWVEC27U/edit?usp=sharing
• https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covidsafe-app

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