{"id":"CVE-2021-22494","aliases":["EUVD-2021-9640","GHSA-cff3-jr7v-m727"],"status":"published","title":"An issue was discovered in the fingerprint scanner on Samsung Note20 mobile devices with Q(10.0)...","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).","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00307,"percentile":0.2379,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2021-01-05T17:53:56Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:37:19Z","products":[{"vendor":"google","product":"android"}],"references":[{"url":"https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22494"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cff3-jr7v-m727"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-22494","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).","status":"published","published":"2021-01-05T17:53:56Z","modified":"2024-08-03T18:44:14.033Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:57.701381Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-9640","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).","status":"published","published":"2021-01-05T17:53:56Z","modified":"2024-08-03T18:44:14Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:25:02.042856Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-cff3-jr7v-m727","title":"An issue was discovered in the fingerprint scanner on Samsung Note20 mobile devices with Q(10.0)...","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).","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:38:03Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:05:56Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:45:54.702484Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2021-22494","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).","status":"published","published":"2021-01-05T18:15:18.85Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:37:19.31Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:49.284888Z"}]}}