Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and…
Priority LOW 21CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00362 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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-2010-0222
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5chj-892r-cfh4
References
Advisory 1
Other 8
- 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
- ADV-2010-0080
- https://www.ironkey.com/usb-flash-drive-flaw-exposed
More Kingston Datatraveler Blackbox vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-00213 Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
- TI-2010-00215 Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2010-0222 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0222 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5chj-892r-cfh4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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