# CVE-2020-24721: An issue was discovered in the GAEN (aka Google/Apple Exposure Notifications) protocol through 2020-09-29, as used in COVID-19 applications

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-09-30 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in the GAEN (aka Google/Apple Exposure Notifications) protocol through 2020-09-29, as used in COVID-19 applications on Android and iOS. It allows a user to be put in a position where he or she can be coerced into proving or disproving an exposure notification, because of the persistent state of a private framework.

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## References

- https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/update-exposure-notifications
- https://github.com/minvws/nl-covid19-notification-app-coordination/blob/master/CVEs/CVE-2020-24721.txt
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/53
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159419/Corona-Exposure-Notifications-API-Data-Leakage.html

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