CVE-2010-0222

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.

Published: 2010-01-07 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0222 is rated Low Risk (23.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0222

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.05% -1.23%
2 2022-02-04 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0222

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0222

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0222

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kingston datatraveler_blackbox — cpe:2.3:h:kingston:datatraveler_blackbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kingston datatraveler_elite — cpe:2.3:h:kingston:datatraveler_elite:*:*:privacy:*:*:*:*:*
kingston datatraveler_secure — cpe:2.3:h:kingston:datatraveler_secure:*:*:privacy:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0222

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