CVE-2021-31815

Published Apr 28, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
GAEN (aka Google/Apple Exposure Notifications) through 2021-04-27 on Android allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, such as a user's location history, in-person social graph, and (sometimes) COVID-19 infection status, because Rolling Proximity Identifiers and MAC addresses are written to the Android system log, and many Android devices have applications (preinstalled by the hardware manufacturer or network operator) that read system log data and send it to third parties. NOTE: a news outlet (The Markup) states that they received a vendor response indicating that fix deployment "began several weeks ago and will be complete in the coming days."

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-18691 GAEN (aka Google/Apple Exposure Notifications) through 2021-04-27 on Android allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, such as a user's location history, in-person social graph, and (sometimes) COVID-19 infection status, because Rolling Proximity Identifiers and MAC addresses are written to the Android system log, and many Android devices have applications (preinstalled by the hardware manufacturer or network operator) that read system log data and send it to third parties. NOTE: a news outlet (The Markup) states that they received a vendor response indicating that fix deployment "began several weeks ago and will be complete in the coming days."
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 11:10 PM
Reserved
Apr 26, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 28, 2021, 2:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:52 AM