CVE-2021-22494: Google Android

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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).

Affected products

• Google Android: version 10.0 only

Published 2021-01-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.