CVE-2015-7268 describes a "Forced Restart Attack" affecting specific Samsung and Seagate self-encrypting drives when used with certain Lenovo and Dell laptops. This vulnerability allows a physically proximate attacker to bypass SED protection by triggering a soft reset and booting from an alternative operating system. With a CVSS score of 4.2 (Medium), the attack requires physical access and high attack complexity, but can lead to a complete compromise of confidentiality. There is no known exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:850_pro_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:samsung:pm851_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:seagate:st500lt015_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:seagate:st500lt025_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.