Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and…
Priority LOW 12CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and DataTraveler Elite Privacy Edition (DTEP) USB flash drives validate passwords with a program running on the host computer rather than the device hardware, which allows physically proximate attackers to access the cleartext drive contents via a modified program.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00483 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:kingston:datatraveler_blackbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Kingston |
| cpe:2.3:h:kingston:datatraveler_elite:*:*:privacy:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Kingston |
| cpe:2.3:h:kingston:datatraveler_secure:*:*:privacy:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Kingston |
- cpe:2.3:h:kingston:datatraveler_blackbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Kingston
- cpe:2.3:h:kingston:datatraveler_elite:*:*:privacy:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Kingston
- cpe:2.3:h:kingston:datatraveler_secure:*:*:privacy:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Kingston
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0221
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r43x-8cfv-3xjp
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 1
Other 7
- http://www.syss.de/index.php?id=108&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=528&cHash=8d16fa63d9
- http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242/
- http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0%2C1000000189%2C39963327%2C00.htm
- http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/NIST-certified-USB-Flash-drives-with-hardware-encryption-cracked-895308.html
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655
- http://www.syss.de/fileadmin/ressources/040_veroeffentlichungen/dokumente/SySS_knackt_Kingston_USB-Stick.pdf
- https://www.ironkey.com/usb-flash-drive-flaw-exposed
More Kingston Datatraveler Blackbox vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-00214 Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2010-00215 Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2010-0221 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0221 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r43x-8cfv-3xjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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