Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 17, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-17668
CVE-2019-17668
Description
Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note10 devices allow unlock operations via unregistered fingerprints in certain situations involving a third-party screen protector.
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Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_s10_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:note_10_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Samsung/Galaxy S10 and Note10 devicesdescription
Patches
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References
3- news.ycombinator.com/itemnvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.engadget.com/2019/10/17/samsung-patch-fingerprint-reader/nvdPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
- www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/10/15/samsung-galaxy-s10-note10-plus-fingerprint-reader-warning-upgrade-galaxy-s11nvdPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
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