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CVE-2019-17668

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-17668 describes a vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note10 devices where unregistered fingerprints can unlock the device when a third-party screen protector is used. Rated 6.8 MEDIUM, this physical access vulnerability has low attack complexity and can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this issue.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_s10_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:note_10_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 1,531 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

news.ycombinator.com / item
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
engadget.com / 2019/10/17/samsung-patch-fingerprint-reader
Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
forbes.com / sites/gordonkelly/2019/10/15/samsung-galaxy-s10-note10-plus-fingerprint-reader-warning-upgrade-galaxy-s11
Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory