CVE-2010-0222
Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and...
Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and DataTraveler Elite Privacy Edition (DTEP) USB flash drives use a fixed 256-bit key for obtaining access to the cleartext drive contents, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to read or modify data by determining and providing this key.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.6
Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and DataTraveler Elite Privacy Edition (DTEP) USB flash drives use a fixed 256-bit key for obtaining access to the cleartext drive contents, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to read or modify data by determining and providing this key.
- Record
CVE-2010-0222- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and DataTraveler Elite Privacy Edition (DTEP) USB flash drives use a fixed 256-bit key for obtaining access to the cleartext drive contents, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to read or modify data by determining and providing this key.
- Record
CVE-2010-0222- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0253 No score
Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and DataTraveler Elite Privacy Edition (DTEP) USB flash drives use a fixed 256-bit key for obtaining access to the cleartext drive contents, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to read or modify data by determining and providing this key.
- Record
EUVD-2010-0253- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5chj-892r-cfh4 No score
Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and...
Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and DataTraveler Elite Privacy Edition (DTEP) USB flash drives use a fixed 256-bit key for obtaining access to the cleartext drive contents, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to read or modify data by determining and providing this key.
- Record
GHSA-5chj-892r-cfh4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-0222 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Kingston Datatraveler Blackbox, published January 7, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
kingston.com/driveupdate
syss.de/index.php?id=108&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=528&cHash=8d16fa63d9
it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242
news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0%2C1000000189%2C39963327%2C00.htm
h-online.com/security/news/item/NIST-certified-USB-Flash-drives-with-hardware-encryption-cracked-895308.html
blogs.zdnet.com/hardware?p=6655
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syss.de/fileadmin/ressources/040_veroeffentlichungen/dokumente/SySS_knackt_Kingston_USB-Stick.pdf
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0080
ironkey.com/usb-flash-drive-flaw-exposed
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0222
news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39963327,00.htm
syss.de/index.php?id=108&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=528&cHash=8d16fa63d9
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5chj-892r-cfh4