CVE-2019-18618

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.

Published: 2020-07-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-18618 is rated Low Risk (37.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.48%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-18618

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.37% 0.48% +0.11%
2 2025-11-21 0.12% 0.37% +0.25%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.12% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-18618

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.8 5.2 [email protected]
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-18618

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-18618

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.1.5.51 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.1.5.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.1.337.26 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.1.337.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.1.3507.26 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.1.3507.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.2.320.26 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.2.320.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.2.524.26 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.2.524.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.2.3109.26 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.2.3109.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.2.3530.26 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.2.3530.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.2.5024.26 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.2.5024.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.3.3541.26 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.3.3541.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.5.4.1116 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.5.4.1116:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.5.8.1092 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.5.8.1092:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.5.10.1100 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.5.10.1100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.5.10.1106 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.5.10.1106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.5.17.1099 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.5.17.1099:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.5.17.1102 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.5.17.1102:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.5.35.1058 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.5.35.1058:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.5.502.79 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.5.502.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.5.512.1051 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.5.512.1051:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.5.2734.1050 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.5.2734.1050:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
synaptics vfs75xx_firmware 5.5.2810.1050 cpe:2.3:o:synaptics:vfs75xx_firmware:5.5.2810.1050:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_25_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_25_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thankpad_a475_firmware < 5.02.3539.0026 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thankpad_a475_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thankpad_a485_firmware < 5.03.3542.0026 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thankpad_a485_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_e480_firmware < 5.2.321.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_e480_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_e580_firmware < 5.2.321.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_e580_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_e485_firmware < 5.2.321.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_e485_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_e585_firmware < 5.2.321.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_e585_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_e490s_firmware < 5.2.321.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_e490s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_s3_firmware < 5.2.321.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_s3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_e490_firmware < 5.2.321.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_e490_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_e590_firmware < 5.2.321.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_e590_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_r490_firmware < 5.2.321.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_r490_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_r590_firmware < 5.2.321.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_r590_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_l480_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l480_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_l580_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l580_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p1_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p1_gen_2_firmware < 6.0.36.1105 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p1_gen_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x1_extreme_2nd_firmware < 6.0.36.1105 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x1_extreme_2nd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p43s_firmware < 6.0.36.1105 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p43s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p50_firmware < 5.1.338.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p51_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p51_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p51s_\(20jx\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p51s_\(20jx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p51s_\(20kx\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p51s_\(20kx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p51s_\(20hx\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p51s_\(20hx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p52_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p52_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p52s_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p52s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p53_firmware < 6.0.36.1105 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p53_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p53s_firmware < 6.0.36.1105 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p53s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p70_firmware < 5.1.338.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p70_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p71_\(20hx\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p71_\(20hx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p72_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p72_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_p73_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_p73_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t25_\(20k7\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t25_\(20k7\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t460p_firmware < 5.1.338.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t460p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t460s_firmware < 5.1.338.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t460s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t470_\(20hx\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t470_\(20hx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t470_\(20jx\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t470_\(20jx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t470p_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t470p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t470s_\(20hx\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t470s_\(20hx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t470s_\(20jx\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t470s_\(20jx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t480_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t480_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t480s_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t480s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t490_firmware < 6.0.36.1105 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t490_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t490s_firmware < 6.0.36.1105 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t490s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t570_\(20hx\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t570_\(20hx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t570\(20jx\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t570\(20jx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t580_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t580_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_t590_firmware < 6.0.36.1105 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_t590_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x1_carbon_\(20hx\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x1_carbon_\(20hx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x1_carbon_\(20kx\)_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x1_carbon_\(20kx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x1_carbon_firmware < 5.1.338.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x1_carbon_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x1_yoga_4th_gen_firmware < 5.1.338.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x1_yoga_4th_gen_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x1_extreme_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x1_extreme_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x1_tablet_firmware < 5.5.40.1058 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x1_tablet_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x1_tablet_\(20jx\)_firmware < 5.2.227.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x1_tablet_\(20jx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x1_yoga_firmware < 5.1.338.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x1_yoga_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x1_yoga_\(20jx\)_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x1_yoga_\(20jx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x1_yoga_3rd_gen_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x1_yoga_3rd_gen_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x270_firmware < 5.2.3540.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x270_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lenovo thinkpad_x280_firmware < 5.3.3542.26 cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_x280_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-18618

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