What is CVE-2021-22494?

CVE-2021-22494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-05.

How severe is CVE-2021-22494?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2021-22494

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).

EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0
Samsung Galaxy_note_20
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22494?: CVE-2021-22494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-22494?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.