CVE-2024-23592
An authentication bypass vulnerability was reported in Lenovo devices with Synaptics fingerprint readers that could allow an attacker with physical access to replay fingerprints and bypass Windows
02 Description
An authentication bypass vulnerability was reported in Lenovo devices with Synaptics fingerprint readers that could allow an attacker with physical access to replay fingerprints and bypass Windows
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 16.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-04-05 20:46Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-06 20:09Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-01-18
- Assigning CNA
- lenovo
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-358Improperly Implemented Security Check for StandardBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- bad4e9458478b145187ff7a5dfd82b09287a8af2322189681e67b8b526ca9e67
05 Affected products
06 References
- support.lenovo.comhttps://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-155804
07 Remediation
Enable Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS) and upgrade to the driver version (or newer) indicated for your model in the advisory: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-155804