Some Lenovo device fingerprint scanners can be bypassed.Lenovo has issued a security update informing users that they may have a serious vulnerability. It was given a severity level of "high". The issue is specific to Lenovo and can affect Thinkpad, ThinkStation, and ThinkCentre products. Lenovo has updated the initial security statement by clarifying that this does not affect Windows 10 devices. This is because Windows 10 devices use Microsofts official built-in fingerprint scanner support. The issue impacts Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 machines that utilize the Lenovo Fingerprint Manager.Lenovo describes the vulnerability in a detailed summary: A vulnerability has been identified in Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro. Sensitive data stored by Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro, including users' Windows logon credentials and fingerprint data, is encrypted using a weak algorithm, contains a hard-coded password, and is accessible to all users with local non-administrative access to the syste...