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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-18618 · published 22 July 2020

CVE-2019-18618: Synaptics vfs75xx firmware vulnerability

Synaptics · Vfs75xx Firmware

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.

6.0 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.55% · top 55.3%
6.0CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 3.6
0.55%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
133Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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

Affected products

133 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06696474 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-31372 PatchThird 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.pdf Vendor Advisory
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06696474 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-31372 PatchThird 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.pdf Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-18618), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-17). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.