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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2016-6540 json

TrackR Bravo is missing authentication for the cloud service and allows querying or sending of GPS data from unauthenticated users

published 2018-07-06 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7461

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Unauthenticated access to the cloud-based service maintained by TrackR Bravo is allowed for querying or sending GPS data for any Trackr device by using the tracker ID number which can be discovered as described in CVE-2016-6539. Updated apps, version 5.1.6 for iOS and 2.2.5 for Android, have been released by the vendor to address the vulnerabilities in CVE-2016-6538, CVE-2016-6539, CVE-2016-6540 and CVE-2016-6541.

Patch / fix

  • thetrackr trackr_bravo_firmware 2.2.5, 5.1.6

Exploit prediction

0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • TrackR Bravo Mobile Application

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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