There is a short key vulnerability in HID Global DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)…
Priority LOW 29CWE-327Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-327.
Summary
There is a short key vulnerability in HID Global DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) U.are.U 4500 Fingerprint Reader v24. The key for obfuscating the fingerprint image is vulnerable to brute-force attacks. This allows an attacker to recover the key and decrypt that image using the key. Successful exploitation causes a sensitive biometric information leak.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01122 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:assaabloy:hid_digitalpersona_4500_firmware:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24 | Vulnerable | ASSA ABLOY |
| cpe:2.3:h:assaabloy:hid_digitalpersona_4500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | ASSA ABLOY |
- cpe:2.3:o:assaabloy:hid_digitalpersona_4500_firmware:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24 Vulnerable ·ASSA ABLOY
- cpe:2.3:h:assaabloy:hid_digitalpersona_4500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·ASSA ABLOY
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-13604
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4f6j-fh69-v9rq
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-13604 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-13604 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4f6j-fh69-v9rq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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