Vulnerability · Published Jan 5, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-22494
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in the fingerprint scanner on Samsung Note20 mobile devices with Q(10.0) software. When a screen protector is used, the required image compensation is not present. Consequently, inversion can occur during fingerprint enrollment, and a high False Recognition Rate (FRR) can occur. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-19216 (January 2021).
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb x_refsource_MISC