CVE-2015-7269

MEDIUMNVD 4.24.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 4.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.2
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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."

CVSS v3
4.2
EG Score
4.2(medium)
EPSS
24.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 27, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (4)

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2015-7269?
CVE-2015-7269 is a medium vulnerability published on November 27, 2017. 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…
When was CVE-2015-7269 disclosed?
CVE-2015-7269 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 27, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2015-7269 actively exploited?
CVE-2015-7269 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 24.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-7269?
CVE-2015-7269 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2015-7269?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-7269, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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