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CVE-2019-18618 json

Incorrect access control in the firmware of Synaptics VFS75xx family fingerprint sensors that include external flash (all versions prior to…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-8345

cvss
6.0
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • 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
  • lenovo thinkpad_e490s_firmware 5.2.321.26
  • lenovo thinkpad_s3_firmware 5.2.321.26
  • lenovo thinkpad_e490_firmware 5.2.321.26
  • lenovo thinkpad_e590_firmware 5.2.321.26
  • lenovo thinkpad_r490_firmware 5.2.321.26
  • lenovo thinkpad_r590_firmware 5.2.321.26
  • lenovo thinkpad_l480_firmware 5.3.3542.26
  • lenovo thinkpad_l580_firmware 5.3.3542.26
  • lenovo thinkpad_p1_firmware 5.3.3542.26
  • lenovo thinkpad_p1_gen_2_firmware 6.0.36.1105
  • lenovo thinkpad_x1_extreme_2nd_firmware 6.0.36.1105
  • lenovo thinkpad_p43s_firmware 6.0.36.1105
  • lenovo thinkpad_p50_firmware 5.1.338.26

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Exploit prediction

0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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