4.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-16560
SanDisk Secure Access File Decryption Vulnerability
Description

SanDisk Secure Access 3.01 vault decrypts and copies encrypted files to a temporary folder, where they can remain indefinitely in certain situations, such as if the file is being edited when the user exits the application or if the application crashes.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 16, 2017, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16560 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sandisk secureaccess
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16560 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-16560 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-16560 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-16560 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://medium.com/%40esterling_/cve-2017-16560-sandisk-secure-access-leaves-plain-text-copies-of-files-on-disk-4eabeca6bdbc
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://medium.com/%40esterling_/cve-2017-16560-sandisk-secure-access-leaves-plain-text-copies-of-files-on-disk-4eabeca6bdbc [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://medium.com/@esterling_/cve-2017-16560-sandisk-secure-access-leaves-plain-text-copies-of-files-on-disk-4eabeca6bdbc
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-310 CWE-922
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://medium.com/@esterling_/cve-2017-16560-sandisk-secure-access-leaves-plain-text-copies-of-files-on-disk-4eabeca6bdbc No Types Assigned https://medium.com/@esterling_/cve-2017-16560-sandisk-secure-access-leaves-plain-text-copies-of-files-on-disk-4eabeca6bdbc Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-310
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sandisk:secureaccess:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.06%

score

0.15027

percentile