CVE-2017-16560
SanDisk Secure Access 3.01 vault decrypts and copies encrypted files to a temporary folder, where...
SanDisk Secure Access 3.01 vault decrypts and copies encrypted files to a temporary folder, where they can remain indefinitely in certain situations, such as if the file is being edited when the user exits the application or if the application crashes.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SanDisk Secure Access 3.01 vault decrypts and copies encrypted files to a temporary folder, where they can remain indefinitely in certain situations, such as if the file is being edited when the user exits the application or if the application crashes.
- Record
CVE-2017-16560- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SanDisk Secure Access 3.01 vault decrypts and copies encrypted files to a temporary folder, where they can remain indefinitely in certain situations, such as if the file is being edited when the user exits the application or if the application crashes.
- Record
CVE-2017-16560- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7752 No score
SanDisk Secure Access 3.01 vault decrypts and copies encrypted files to a temporary folder, where they can remain indefinitely in certain situations, such as if the file is being edited when the user exits the application or if the application crashes.
- Record
EUVD-2017-7752- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-879x-4cwp-mqv7
SanDisk Secure Access 3.01 vault decrypts and copies encrypted files to a temporary folder, where...
SanDisk Secure Access 3.01 vault decrypts and copies encrypted files to a temporary folder, where they can remain indefinitely in certain situations, such as if the file is being edited when the user exits the application or if the application crashes.
- Record
GHSA-879x-4cwp-mqv7- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- 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-2017-16560 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Sandisk Secureaccess, published November 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
medium.com/%40esterling_/cve-2017-16560-sandisk-secure-access-leaves-plain-text-copies-of-files-on-disk-4eabeca6bdbc
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16560
github.com/advisories/GHSA-879x-4cwp-mqv7