CVE-2015-2874

Seagate GoFlex Satellite, Seagate Wireless Mobile Storage, Seagate Wireless Plus Mobile Storage, and LaCie FUEL devices with firmware before 3.4.1.105 have a default password of root for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.

Published: 2015-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2874 is rated High Risk (71.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.15%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.14% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2874

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 2026-06-15 3.02% 4.15% +1.14%
2 2026-04-08 4.72% 3.02% -1.71%
3 2025-07-27 4.72%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2874

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-2874

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2874

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
seagate wireless_mobile_storage cpe:2.3:h:seagate:wireless_mobile_storage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
seagate wireless_plus_mobile_storage cpe:2.3:h:seagate:wireless_plus_mobile_storage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lacie lac9000436u_firmware <= 2.3.0.014 cpe:2.3:o:lacie:lac9000436u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lacie lac9000464u_firmware <= 2.3.0.014 cpe:2.3:o:lacie:lac9000464u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
seagate goflex_sattelite cpe:2.3:h:seagate:goflex_sattelite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2874

URL Tags
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/903500 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/GWAN-9ZGTUH Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/GWAN-A26L3F Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
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