Seagate ST500LT015 hard disk drives, when operating in eDrive mode on Lenovo ThinkPad…
Priority LOW 20CWE-254Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
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."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0033 26th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7269
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqh9-w3rg-pq96
References
More Seagate St500lt015 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06040 Samsung 850 Pro and PM851 solid-state drives and Seagate ST500LT015 and ST500LT025 hard… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.2
- TI-2015-06039 Samsung 850 Pro and PM851 solid-state drives and Seagate ST500LT015 and ST500LT025 hard… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.2
Sources
- CVE-2015-7269 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-7269 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qqh9-w3rg-pq96 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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