CVE-2015-7269

low-risk
Published 2017-11-27

Seagate ST500LT015 hard disk drives, when operating in eDrive mode on Lenovo ThinkPad W541 laptops with BIOS 2.21, allow physically proximate attackers to bypass self-encrypting drive (SED) protection by attaching a second SATA connector to exposed pins, maintaining an alternate power source, and attaching the data cable to another machine, aka a "Hot Unplug Attack."

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.2/10 Medium
PHYSICAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

St500Lt015 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Seagate

References (4)

Technical Description https://www.blackhat.com/docs/eu-15/materials/eu-15-Boteanu-Bypassing-Self-Encry...
Technical Description https://www.infoworld.com/article/3004913/encryption/self-encrypting-drives-are-...
Technical Description https://www.blackhat.com/docs/eu-15/materials/eu-15-Boteanu-Bypassing-Self-Encry...
Technical Description https://www.infoworld.com/article/3004913/encryption/self-encrypting-drives-are-...
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low-risk
Severity 11/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal