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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-13702

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.

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1 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-13702

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Jun 2020, 19:15 UTC

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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