CVE-2019-18618

high-risk
Published 2020-07-22

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.37% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.0/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Elitebook 846 G5 Healthcare Edition Firmware
Elitebook 846 G6 Firmware
Elitebook 846 G6 Healthcare Edition Firmware

Affected Vendors

Hp Lenovo Synaptics

References (8)

Patch https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06696474
Patch https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-31372
Vendor Advisory https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/
Vendor Advisory https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/fingerprint-sensor-VFS7500-securit...
Patch https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06696474
Patch https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-31372
Vendor Advisory https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/
Vendor Advisory https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/fingerprint-sensor-VFS7500-securit...
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 33/34 · Critical