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
Published Jan 7, 2010
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.48%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 39.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 37.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 21.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 32.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 30.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00100) | 39.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655 x_refsource_MISC
- http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0%2C1000000189%2C39963327%2C00.htm x_refsource_MISC
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023410 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/NIST-certified-USB-Flash-drives-with-hardware-encryption-cracked-895308.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kingston.com/driveupdate/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.syss.de/fileadmin/ressources/040_veroeffentlichungen/dokumente/SySS_knackt_Kingston_USB-Stick.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.syss.de/index.php?id=108&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=528&cHash=8d16fa63d9 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0080 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55477 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.ironkey.com/usb-flash-drive-flaw-exposed x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0%2C1000000189%2C39963327%2C00.htm | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1023410 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/NIST-certified-USB-Flash-drives-with-hardware-encryption-cracked-895308.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.kingston.com/driveupdate/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.syss.de/fileadmin/ressources/040_veroeffentlichungen/dokumente/SySS_knackt_Kingston_USB-Stick.pdf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.syss.de/index.php?id=108&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=528&cHash=8d16fa63d9 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0080 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55477 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.ironkey.com/usb-flash-drive-flaw-exposed | x_refsource_MISC |
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