Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware: Improper Access Control (CVE-2019-18618)
Published Sources: CVE.org
What is affected, what to do
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.
Update Lenovo Thinkpad 25 Firmware to version 5.2.3540.26, Lenovo Thankpad A475 Firmware to version 5.02.3539.0026, Lenovo Thankpad A485 Firmware to version 5.03.3542.0026.
- Affected
- Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.1.5.51..5.1.5.51 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.1.337.26..5.1.337.26 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.1.3507.26..5.1.3507.26 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.2.320.26..5.2.320.26 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.2.524.26..5.2.524.26 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.2.3109.26..5.2.3109.26 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.2.3530.26..5.2.3530.26 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.2.5024.26..5.2.5024.26 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.3.3541.26..5.3.3541.26 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.5.4.1116..5.5.4.1116 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.5.8.1092..5.5.8.1092 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.5.10.1100..5.5.10.1100 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.5.10.1106..5.5.10.1106 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.5.17.1099..5.5.17.1099 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.5.17.1102..5.5.17.1102 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.5.35.1058..5.5.35.1058 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.5.502.79..5.5.502.79 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.5.512.1051..5.5.512.1051 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.5.2734.1050..5.5.2734.1050 - Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
eq 5.5.2810.1050..5.5.2810.1050 - Lenovo Thinkpad 25 Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thankpad A475 Firmware
lt *..5.02.3539.0026 - Lenovo Thankpad A485 Firmware
lt *..5.03.3542.0026 - Lenovo Thinkpad E480 Firmware
lt *..5.2.321.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad E580 Firmware
lt *..5.2.321.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad E485 Firmware
lt *..5.2.321.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad E585 Firmware
lt *..5.2.321.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad E490s Firmware
lt *..5.2.321.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad S3 Firmware
lt *..5.2.321.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad E490 Firmware
lt *..5.2.321.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad E590 Firmware
lt *..5.2.321.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad R490 Firmware
lt *..5.2.321.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad R590 Firmware
lt *..5.2.321.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad L480 Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad L580 Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad P1 Gen 2 Firmware
lt *..6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme 2nd Firmware
lt *..6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo Thinkpad P43s Firmware
lt *..6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo ThinkPad P50 Firmware
lt *..5.1.338.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad P51 Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad P51s \(20jx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad P51s \(20kx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad P51s \(20hx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad P52 Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad P52s Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad P53 Firmware
lt *..6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo ThinkPad P53s Firmware
lt *..6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo ThinkPad P70 Firmware
lt *..5.1.338.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad P71 \(20hx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad P72 Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad P73 Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T25 \(20k7\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T460p Firmware
lt *..5.1.338.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad T460s Firmware
lt *..5.1.338.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T470 \(20hx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T470 \(20jx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T470p Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T470s \(20hx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T470s \(20jx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad T480 Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad T480s Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad T490 Firmware
lt *..6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo ThinkPad T490s Firmware
lt *..6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo Thinkpad T570 \(20hx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T570\(20jx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad T580 Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad T590 Firmware
lt *..6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon \(20hx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon \(20kx\) Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Firmware
lt *..5.1.338.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga 4th Gen Firmware
lt *..5.1.338.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet Firmware
lt *..5.5.40.1058 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Tablet \(20jx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.227.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Firmware
lt *..5.1.338.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga \(20jx\) Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga 3rd Gen Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad X270 Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad X280 Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad X380 Yoga Firmware
lt *..5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad X390 Firmware
lt *..6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo ThinkPad X390 Yoga Firmware
lt *..6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 370 Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad S1 3rd Firmware
lt *..5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 260 Firmware
lt *..5.1.338.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga S1 Firmware
lt *..5.1.338.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad A275 Firmware
lt *..5.2.3535.26 - HP Elite X2 1012 G2 Firmware
lt *..5.2.5026.26 - HP Elite X2 1013 G3 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elite X2 G4 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 1040 G4 Firmware
lt *..5.2.5026.26 - HP Elitebook 1050 G1 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 735 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 735 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 745 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 745 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 755 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 830 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 830 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 836 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 836 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 840 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 840 G5 Healthcare Edition Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 840 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 840 G6 Healthcare Edition Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 846 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 846 G5 Healthcare Edition Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 846 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 846 G6 Healthcare Edition Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 850 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 850 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook X360 1020 G2 Firmware
lt *..5.2.5026.26 - HP Elitebook X360 1030 G2 Firmware
lt *..5.2.5026.26 - HP Elitebook X360 1030 G3 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook X360 1030 G4 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook X360 1040 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook X360 1040 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook X360 830 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook X360 830 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Pro X2 612 G2 Firmware
lt *..5.2.5026.26 - HP Probook 430 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 440 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 445 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 445r G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 450 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 455 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 455r G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 640 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 650 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 14u G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 14u G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 15 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 15 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 15u G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 15u G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 17 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 17 G6 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook Studio G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook Studio X360 G5 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zhan 66 Pro 13 G2 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zhan 66 Pro 14 G2 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zhan 66 Pro 15 G2 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Zhan X 13 G2 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Elite Slice Firmware
lt *..5.2.3110.26 - HP Eliteone 1000 G1 Firmware
lt *..5.2.5026.26 - HP Eliteone 1000 G2 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Mt44 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Mt45 Firmware
lt *..5.5.21.1099 - HP Envy X360 Firmware
lt *..5.5.26.1102 - HP Pavilion X360 Firmware
lt *..5.5.8.1116 - HP Spectre X360 Firmware
lt *..5.5.26.1102
- Synaptics Vfs75xx Firmware
- Fixed in
- 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 - Lenovo ThinkPad P51 Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad P51s \(20jx\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad P51s \(20kx\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad P51s \(20hx\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad P52 Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad P52s Firmware
5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad P53 Firmware
6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo ThinkPad P53s Firmware
6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo ThinkPad P70 Firmware
5.1.338.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad P71 \(20hx\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad P72 Firmware
5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad P73 Firmware
5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T25 \(20k7\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T460p Firmware
5.1.338.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad T460s Firmware
5.1.338.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T470 \(20hx\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T470 \(20jx\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T470p Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T470s \(20hx\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T470s \(20jx\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad T480 Firmware
5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad T480s Firmware
5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad T490 Firmware
6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo ThinkPad T490s Firmware
6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo Thinkpad T570 \(20hx\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad T570\(20jx\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad T580 Firmware
5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad T590 Firmware
6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon \(20hx\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon \(20kx\) Firmware
5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Firmware
5.1.338.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga 4th Gen Firmware
5.1.338.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Firmware
5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet Firmware
5.5.40.1058 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Tablet \(20jx\) Firmware
5.2.227.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Firmware
5.1.338.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga \(20jx\) Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga 3rd Gen Firmware
5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad X270 Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad X280 Firmware
5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad X380 Yoga Firmware
5.3.3542.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad X390 Firmware
6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo ThinkPad X390 Yoga Firmware
6.0.36.1105 - Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 370 Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo Thinkpad S1 3rd Firmware
5.2.3540.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 260 Firmware
5.1.338.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga S1 Firmware
5.1.338.26 - Lenovo ThinkPad A275 Firmware
5.2.3535.26 - HP Elite X2 1012 G2 Firmware
5.2.5026.26 - HP Elite X2 1013 G3 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elite X2 G4 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 1040 G4 Firmware
5.2.5026.26 - HP Elitebook 1050 G1 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 735 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 735 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 745 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 745 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 755 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 830 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 830 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 836 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 836 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 840 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 840 G5 Healthcare Edition Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 840 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 840 G6 Healthcare Edition Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 846 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 846 G5 Healthcare Edition Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 846 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 846 G6 Healthcare Edition Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 850 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook 850 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook X360 1020 G2 Firmware
5.2.5026.26 - HP Elitebook X360 1030 G2 Firmware
5.2.5026.26 - HP Elitebook X360 1030 G3 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook X360 1030 G4 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook X360 1040 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook X360 1040 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook X360 830 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elitebook X360 830 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Pro X2 612 G2 Firmware
5.2.5026.26 - HP Probook 430 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 440 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 445 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 445r G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 450 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 455 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 455r G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 640 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Probook 650 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 14u G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 14u G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 15 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 15 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 15u G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 15u G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 17 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook 17 G6 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook Studio G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zbook Studio X360 G5 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zhan 66 Pro 13 G2 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zhan 66 Pro 14 G2 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zhan 66 Pro 15 G2 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Zhan X 13 G2 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Elite Slice Firmware
5.2.3110.26 - HP Eliteone 1000 G1 Firmware
5.2.5026.26 - HP Eliteone 1000 G2 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Mt44 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Mt45 Firmware
5.5.21.1099 - HP Envy X360 Firmware
5.5.26.1102 - HP Pavilion X360 Firmware
5.5.8.1116 - HP Spectre X360 Firmware
5.5.26.1102
- Lenovo Thinkpad 25 Firmware
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Metrics
6.0
Priority
XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: NVD, CVSS v3
6.0
CVSS v3
Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: CVE.org
0.6 %
EPSS score
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 47.0
Show all metrics
- Severity
- Medium
Priority (0–325)
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 47.70 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- no public PoC known
XIEM Effective CVSS
XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.
Read in glossary- 6.0 Methodology
CVSS v3
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 6.0
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 0.6 %
- Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 47.0
- High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
Read in glossary- —
- Published
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
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.
Source: NVD (NIST), cvelistv5
Vendors and products
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Elitebook 1040 G4 Firmware
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Elitebook 1050 G1 Firmware
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Elitebook 735 G5 Firmware
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Elitebook 735 G6 Firmware
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Elitebook 745 G5 Firmware
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Elitebook 745 G6 Firmware
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Elitebook 755 G5 Firmware
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Elitebook 830 G5 Firmware
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Elitebook 830 G6 Firmware
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Elitebook 836 G5 Firmware
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Elitebook 836 G6 Firmware
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Elitebook 840 G5 Firmware
Affected operating systems
| Other | hp | elite_slice_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elite_x2_1012_g2_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elite_x2_1013_g3_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elite_x2_g4_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_1040_g4_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_1050_g1_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_735_g5_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_735_g6_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_745_g5_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_745_g6_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_755_g5_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_830_g5_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_830_g6_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_836_g5_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_836_g6_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_840_g5_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_840_g5_healthcare_edition_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_840_g6_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_840_g6_healthcare_edition_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_846_g5_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_846_g5_healthcare_edition_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_846_g6_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_846_g6_healthcare_edition_firmware | — |
| Other | hp | elitebook_850_g5_firmware | — |
References & sources
- synaptics.comcompany/blogx_refsource_MISC, Vendor advisory
- support.lenovo.comus/en/product_security/LEN-31372x_refsource_MISC, Patch, Third-party advisory
- synaptics.comsites/default/files/fingerprint-sensor-VFS7500-security-brief-2…x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
- support.hp.comus-en/document/c06696474x_refsource_MISC, Patch, Third-party advisory
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