HelloTalk through 3.4.1 stores full-precision GPS coordinates even when the user had intended to share only a country or city. Furthermore, these coordinates are placed into a database on the client of other users. (The client side was changed in 2019 to encrypt that database.)

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Description HelloTalk through 3.4.1 stores full-precision GPS coordinates even when the user had intended to share only a country or city. Furthermore, these coordinates are placed into a database on the client of other users. (The client side was changed in 2019 to encrypt that database.)
Weaknesses CWE-359
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-05T13:48:00.291Z

Reserved: 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-25900

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-05T15:16:39.230

Modified: 2026-06-05T15:16:39.230

Link: CVE-2020-25900

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