Critical
Security advisory
The Rolling Proximity Identifier used in the Apple/Google Exposure Notification API beta through 2020-05-29 enables attackers to circumvent Bluetooth Smart Privacy because there is a secondary temporary UID. An attacker with access to Beacon or IoT networks can seamlessly track individual device movement via a Bluetooth LE discovery mechanism.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2020-13702
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The Rolling Proximity Identifier used in the Apple/Google Exposure Notification API beta through 2020-05-29 enables attackers to circumvent Bluetooth Smart Privacy because there is a secondary temporary UID. An attacker with access to Beacon or IoT networks can seamlessly track individual device movement via a Bluetooth LE discovery mechanism.
osv:CVE-2020-13702
Complete source record
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