CVE-2016-6538
TrackR Bravo mobile application stores account passwords in cleartext
CVE-2016-6538 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Trackr Bravo Mobile Application, published July 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.8 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.04%EPSS, 64th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-6538- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-313, CWE-200, CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
TrackR Bravo mobile application stores account passwords in cleartext
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-6538- Weakness
- CWE-313
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7459No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7459- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-78h2-p43j-hww9
The TrackR Bravo mobile app stores the account password used to authenticate to the cloud API in...
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.
- Record
GHSA-78h2-p43j-hww9- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.