Vulnerability: Bypassing Windows Hello Authentication via Goodix Fingerprint Device on Dell Inspiron 15 Computers

CVE-2023-50430 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

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