CVE-2016-6538

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The TrackR Bravo mobile app stores the account password used to authenticate to the cloud API in cleartext in the cache.db file. 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-313 CWE-200 CWE-255

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
TrackR	Bravo Mobile Application	—
TrackR	Bravo Mobile Application	—

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93874Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blog.rapid7.com/2016/10/25/multiple-bluetooth-low-energy-ble-tracker-vulnerabilities/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/617567Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/TNOY-AF3KCZThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93874Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blog.rapid7.com/2016/10/25/multiple-bluetooth-low-energy-ble-tracker-vulnerabilities/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/617567Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/TNOY-AF3KCZThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Jul 6, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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