CVE-2024-0454 Security Vulnerability on Match-on-Chip FPR Architecture

Medium 6.0 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass Windows Hello authentication by spoofing the fingerprint sensor to leak and clone valid Secure IDs, leading to account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-0454?

CVE-2024-0454 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in ELAN DELL Inspiron, published on 12 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

ELAN Match-on-Chip FPR solution has design fault about potential risk of valid SID leakage and enumeration with spoof sensor. This fault leads to that Windows Hello recognition would be bypass with cloning SID to cause broken account identity. Version which is lower than 3.0.12011.08009(Legacy)/3.3.12011.08103(ESS) would suffer this risk on DELL Inspiron platform.

Weakness: CWE-290

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0454?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emc Elan Match-on-Chip Fpr Solution Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0454?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2024-0454 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w3jx-33qh-77f8.

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