CVE-2020-12717

Name: CVE-2020-12717
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-05-14T05:15:10.987+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.39%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-12717 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. The COVIDSafe (Australia) app 1.0 and 1.1 for iOS allows a remote attacker to crash the app, and consequently interfere with COVID-19 contact tracing, via a Bluetooth advertisement containing manufacturer data that is too short. This occurs because of an erroneous OpenTrace manuData.subdata call. EPSS estimates a 1.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The COVIDSafe (Australia) app 1.0 and 1.1 for iOS allows a remote attacker to crash the app, and consequently interfere with COVID-19 contact tracing, via a Bluetooth advertisement containing manufacturer data that is too short. This occurs because of an erroneous OpenTrace manuData.subdata call. The ABTraceTogether (Alberta), ProteGO (Poland), and TraceTogether (Singapore) apps were also affected.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.39%

68.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alberta	Abtracetogether	All versions
Gov	Protego Safe	All versions
Health	Covidsafe	1.0
Health	Covidsafe	1.1
Tracetogether	Tracetogether	All versions

References

Timeline

Published: May 14, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-12717?

How severe is CVE-2020-12717?

CVE-2020-12717 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12717?

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Source: NVD / NIST