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CVE-2019-18618· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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

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.

MediumCVSS 6.0 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jul 22, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 44th percentile
CWE
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Action score

24

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
synapticsvfs75xx firmware
synapticsvfs75xx
lenovothinkpad 25 firmware
lenovothinkpad 25
lenovothankpad a475 firmware
lenovothankpad a475
lenovothankpad a485 firmware
lenovothankpad a485
lenovothinkpad e480 firmware
lenovothinkpad e480
lenovothinkpad e580 firmware
lenovothinkpad e580

and 188 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • hp elite slice firmwarebefore 5.2.3110.26
  • hp elite x2 1012 g2 firmwarebefore 5.2.5026.26
  • hp elite x2 1013 g3 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elite x2 g4 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 1040 g4 firmwarebefore 5.2.5026.26
  • hp elitebook 1050 g1 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 735 g5 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 735 g6 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 745 g5 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 745 g6 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 755 g5 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 830 g5 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 830 g6 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 836 g5 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 836 g6 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 840 g5 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 840 g5 healthcare edition firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 840 g6 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 840 g6 healthcare edition firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099
  • hp elitebook 846 g5 firmwarebefore 5.5.21.1099

Same product

synaptics: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-18619Incorrect parameter validation in the synaTee component of Synaptics WBF drivers using an SGX enclave (all versions prior to 2019-11-15) all
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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