CVEvulnerability
CVE-2019-17668
6.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2019-10-17
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.4 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note10 devices allow unlock operations via unregistered fingerprints in certain situations involving a third-party screen protector.
Affected configurations
• samsung galaxy s10 firmware
• samsung note 10 firmware
References
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21280205 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/17/samsung-patch-fingerprint-reader/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/10/15/samsung-galaxy-s10-note10-plus-fingerprint-reader-warning-upgrade-galaxy-s11 Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21280205 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/17/samsung-patch-fingerprint-reader/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/10/15/samsung-galaxy-s10-note10-plus-fingerprint-reader-warning-upgrade-galaxy-s11 Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory