CVE-2022-28386

Exp

An issue was discovered in certain Verbatim drives through 2022-03-31. The security feature for lockout (e.g., requiring a reformat of the drive after 20 failed unlock attempts) does not work as specified. More than 20 attempts may be made. This affects Keypad Secure USB 3.2 Gen 1 Drive Part Number #49428 and Store 'n' Go Secure Portable HDD GD25LK01-3637-C VER4.0.

Published: 2022-06-08 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-28386 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-28386

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-28386

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 2025-10-10 0.03% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2025-03-30 0.09% 0.03% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 0.09%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-28386

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:P)
Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
0.9 3.6 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-28386

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-28386

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
verbatim keypad_secure_usb_3.2_gen_1_firmware <= 2022-03-31 cpe:2.3:o:verbatim:keypad_secure_usb_3.2_gen_1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
verbatim gd25lk01-3637-c_firmware <= 2022-03-31 cpe:2.3:o:verbatim:gd25lk01-3637-c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-28386

URL Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167492/Verbatim-Keypad-Secure-USB-3.2-Gen-1-Drive-Passcode-Retry.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167509/Verbatim-Store-N-Go-Secure-Portable-HDD-GD25LK01-3637-C-VER4.0-Behavior-Violation.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/20 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-004.txt Third Party Advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-008.txt Third Party Advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-046.txt Exploit Third Party Advisory
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