{"id":"CVE-2019-13603","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-13603","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:44:21.365Z","title":"It has a statically coded initialization vector to encrypt a user's fingerprint image, resulting in weak encryption of that.","description":"An issue was discovered in the HID Global DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) U.are.U 4500 Fingerprint Reader Windows Biometric Framework driver 5.0.0.5. It has a statically coded initialization vector to encrypt a user's fingerprint image, resulting in weak encryption of that. This, in combination with retrieving an encrypted fingerprint image and encryption key (through another vulnerability), allows an attacker to obtain a user's fingerprint image.","published":"2019-07-16T17:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:17:03.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-330"],"affected":["hidglobal/digital persona u.are.u 4500 driver firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.01064,"percentile":0.64504,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.06%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/sungjungk/fp-scanner-hacking","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grirez2xeas","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEXJDyEOatM","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/sungjungk/fp-scanner-hacking","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grirez2xeas","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEXJDyEOatM","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13603","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}