FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 contains a cleartext password storage vulnerability that allows attackers to access unencrypted credentials in the device's SQLite database. Attackers can directly read sensitive login information stored in /faceGuard/database/FaceSentryWeb.sqlite without additional authentication.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00048.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System affected
Version Status Constraints
6.4.8 build 264 affected —
5.7.2 build 568 affected —
5.7.0 build 539 affected —

Configuration 1 [-]

AND
OR cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:6.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163190 cve-icon cve-icon
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153501 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-5529.php cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Iwt facesentry Access Control System Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:6.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Iwt facesentry Access Control System Firmware

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Iwt
Iwt facesentry Access Control System
Vendors & Products Iwt
Iwt facesentry Access Control System

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 contains a cleartext password storage vulnerability that allows attackers to access unencrypted credentials in the device's SQLite database. Attackers can directly read sensitive login information stored in /faceGuard/database/FaceSentryWeb.sqlite without additional authentication.
Title FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-312
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-16T18:59:58.793Z

Reserved: 2026-01-06T16:07:08.526Z

Link: CVE-2019-25279

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-08T19:25:28.576Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-01-08T00:15:58.107

Modified: 2026-01-16T19:16:06.010

Link: CVE-2019-25279

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-08T09:48:20Z

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