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CVE-2023-50430

MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS Score
Published: December 9, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:39 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFingerprint Sensor FirmwareFingerprint Sensor

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Severity
MEDIUM6.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The Goodix Fingerprint Device, as shipped in Dell Inspiron 15 computers, does not follow the Secure Device Connection Protocol (SDCP) when enrolling via Linux, and accepts an unauthenticated configuration packet to select the Windows template database, which allows bypass of Windows Hello authentication by enrolling an attacker's fingerprint.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Fingerprint Sensor Firmware· Goodix
95%
All versions
goodix-fingerprint-sensor (same device)
Fingerprint Sensor· Goodixdevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blackwinghq.com/blog/posts/a-touch-of-pwn-part-i/

CVSS

6.4MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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