CVE-2015-7269

Published Nov 27, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 4.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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."

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-7200 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."
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
certcc
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 7:43 AM
Reserved
Sep 18, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 27, 2017, 10:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:32 AM