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CVE-2015-7269

Seagate ST500LT015 hard disk drives, when operating in eDrive mode on Lenovo ThinkPad W541...

4.2 Medium

CVE-2015-7269 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) in Seagate St500lt015 Firmware, published November 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.2 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.33%EPSS, 26th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

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."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.33%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.2

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."

Record
CVE-2015-7269
CVSS 3.0
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
1.9 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-254
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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."

Record
CVE-2015-7269
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-7200No score

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."

Record
EUVD-2015-7200
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qqh9-w3rg-pq964.2

Seagate ST500LT015 hard disk drives, when operating in eDrive mode on Lenovo ThinkPad W541...

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."

Record
GHSA-qqh9-w3rg-pq96
CVSS 3.0
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
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