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CVE-2019-18618

Incorrect access control in the firmware of Synaptics VFS75xx family fingerprint sensors that include external flash (al

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6 EPSS 0.00373
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Affected Products & Versions

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synaptics vfs75xx firmwareall versions
lenovo thinkpad 25 firmware< 5.2.3540.26
lenovo thankpad a475 firmware< 5.02.3539.0026
lenovo thankpad a485 firmware< 5.03.3542.0026
lenovo thinkpad e480 firmware< 5.2.321.26
lenovo thinkpad e580 firmware< 5.2.321.26
lenovo thinkpad e485 firmware< 5.2.321.26
lenovo thinkpad e585 firmware< 5.2.321.26
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD22 Jul 2020 · 02:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06696474PatchThird Party Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-31372PatchThird 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
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