CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-25279

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Jan 08, 2026 | Modified: Jan 16, 2026
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 contains a cleartext password storage vulnerability that allows attackers to access unencrypted credentials in the devices SQLite database. Attackers can directly read sensitive login information stored in /faceGuard/database/FaceSentryWeb.sqlite without additional authentication.

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Facesentry_access_control_system_firmwareIwt5.7.0 (including)5.7.0 (including)
Facesentry_access_control_system_firmwareIwt5.7.2 (including)5.7.2 (including)
Facesentry_access_control_system_firmwareIwt6.4.8 (including)6.4.8 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References