Vulnerability · CVE-2019-25279
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.
Published Jan 7, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 15, 2026 · iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System
Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-25279. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2019-25277 · Medium
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- Severity
- Medium6.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.22%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System 5.7.0 build 539
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.
Are you affected?
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- vendor iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System 5.7.0 build 5395.7.0 build 539
How to fix CVE-2019-25279
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 5.7.0 build 539
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-25279. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System 5.7.0 build 539 5.7.0 build 539. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.22%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 7, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
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.
Jul 15, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-25279
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-25279
30-day exploitation probability 0.22%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-1614
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.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu - Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153501
Packet Storm link already published on the finding.
packetstormsecurity.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
- FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
- Packet Storm SecurityOct 29, 2026
- EUVDOct 29, 2026