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CVE-2015-7269
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.2
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-11-27T22:29:00.333 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:32:09.930

Summary

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."

Affected products

seagate — st500lt015_firmware

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References

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