CVE-2019-17668

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-10-17 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note10 devices allow unlock operations via unregistered fingerprints in certain situations involving a third-party screen protector.

Affected products

Samsung Galaxy S10 Firmware: all versions
Samsung Note 10 Firmware: all versions

References

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21280205
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/17/samsung-patch-fingerprint-reader/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/10/15/samsung-galaxy-s10-note10-plus-fingerprint-reader-warning-upgrade-galaxy-s11
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21280205
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/17/samsung-patch-fingerprint-reader/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/10/15/samsung-galaxy-s10-note10-plus-fingerprint-reader-warning-upgrade-galaxy-s11

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