VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-18618
Incorrect access control in the firmware of Synaptics VFS75xx family fingerprint sensors that include external flash (all versions prior to 2019-11-15) allows a local administrator or physical attacker to compromise the confidentiality of sensor data…
MEDIUM 6.0EPSS 0.55%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Incorrect access control in the firmware of Synaptics VFS75xx family fingerprint sensors that include external flash (all versions prior to 2019-11-15) allows a local administrator or physical attacker to compromise the confidentiality of sensor data via injection of an unverified partition table.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.55% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- synaptics/vfs75xx firmware · lenovo/thinkpad 25 firmware · lenovo/thankpad a475 firmware · lenovo/thankpad a485 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad e480 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad e580 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad e485 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad e585 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad e490s firmware · lenovo/thinkpad s3 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad e490 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad e590 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad r490 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad r590 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad l480 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad l580 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad p1 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad p1 gen 2 firmware · lenovo/thinkpad x1 extreme 2nd firmware · lenovo/thinkpad p43s firmware · +40 more
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06696474Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-31372Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/fingerprint-sensor-VFS7500-security-brief-2020-07-14.pdfVendor Advisory
- https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06696474Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-31372Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/fingerprint-sensor-VFS7500-security-brief-2020-07-14.pdfVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.